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Rosa Herrera: Get the Vaccine for Your Family!
Rosa Herrera knows how difficult the battle with COVID-19 can be. Two of her daughters were really sick with COVID-19 in October 2020 and were hospitalized during their infections. Herrera herself got sick, too, but had a mild case. “It was really scary. I couldn’t see them and since both of them were hospitalized at ...
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Fitness Instructor Helps Launch La Casita Fitness and Learning Center
Westwood Unidos and Re:Vision, two local organizations in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver, Colo. (31.2% Latino popul…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthcare Access, Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & CommunitiesCollege Friends Connect Latino Families to Local Produce
College friends Tori Ostenso and Emily Pence met through volunteer opportunities while in school. They soon learned ther…
Healthy FoodFuture Generations Learn Healthy Eating Through Teaching Kitchens
In the San Antonio, Texas area (69% Latino) families, health care leaders like Dr. Mark Gilger, and philanthropy groups…
Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & CommunitiesMEDA Creates 100% Affordable Housing for San Francisco Residents
What happens when Latinos get “priced out” of the homes they’ve lived in for decades? Luis Granados People like Luis Gra…
HousingPromotoras Create Healthy Change One Resident at a Time
Obesity, cancer, and health disparities were increasing in the northern Colorado city of Fort Collins (11.43% Latino). I…
Healthcare Access, Healthy Families & SchoolsApple Orchard Brings Fresh Fruit to Colorado Cafeterias, Farmer’s Markets
Montezuma County (12.2 % Latino) was once well known for its blooming apple orchards. Back in 1904, three Gold Medals we…
Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & CommunitiesWater Promoter Helps Parents Avoid Sugary Drinks
Gaby Medina, a mom and health educator in the neighborhood of Westwood, in Denver, Colo. (79.36%), didn’t have a lot of…
Healthcare Access, Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities, WaterUniversity Workers Drive Policy to Support Breastfeeding on Campus
Alena Clark and Yvette Lucero-Nguyen worried that their University of Northern Colorado campus wasn’t breastfeeding-frie…
Healthy Families & Schools, Maternal & Child HealthAgency’s Legal Aids Brings Hope, Stress Relief for Florida Latinos
Many Latino immigrants arrive in Broward County, Fla. (27% Latino) with no community ties, no possessions, no (or little…
Embracing Immigrants, Healthcare Access, Healthy & Cohesive Cultures, Healthy Families & Schools, Mental HealthNonprofit Offers Bilingual Counseling to Help Latinos Enroll in Healthcare
Health issues disproportionately plague the immigrant community in Broward County, Fla. (27% Latino), as they often lack…
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