Success Stories
Get inspired by our Salud Hero stories and videos, which show real champions who drive big healthy changes for our families, schools, and communities!
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Brittney Millard: Helping Patients and Persevering Through Breast Cancer
Cancer can be many things. Some describe cancer as a journey, a struggle, or a fight. For Brittney Millard, a breast cancer diagnosis was a life-changing event that gave her the passion to help other cancer survivors. “It’s really what’s in your heart. You can [help] people you know in your daily life, just spreading ...
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Digital and Video Nutrition Education for Kids in Class and Out
School lunches and snacks are becoming more nutritious thanks to improved federal nutrition regulations—but this is only…
Healthy Food
Sweet Victory: Sugary Drink Tax Passes in Berkeley
How did smallish Berkeley, Calif., become the nation’s first city to pass a sugary drink tax in 2014, after many other c…
Water
Chicago Schools Bring Daily P.E. (and Recess and in-Class Activity) to Students
Students at Chicago Public Schools weren’t getting enough physical activity and time spent in P.E., so district official…
Education, Green & Active Spaces
Afterschool Bike Clubs Empower Physical Activity, Leadership for Students in KC
Middle-school students in the FreeWheels for Kids program are learning what it means to be leaders for healthy change. B…
Green & Active Spaces
Rozarks Nature Trail Brings Physical Activity to Community in Need in Kansas City, KS
After learning that kids in Rosedale were at a high risk for childhood obesity, the Rosedale Development Association (RD…
Green & Active Spaces
Veggie Gardens Are Grounds for Teaching Nutrition to Elementary Students
Hollin Meadows Elementary School, part of the 23% Latino Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, has dedicated leader…
Healthy Food
Creating a Culture of Fitness with Healthy Vending
What good is physical activity if you fuel up with junk food and sugary drinks? One leader in Arlington County, Va., rea…
Healthy Food
Teen Leaders Bring Fitness Trail to High School in Kansas City
What happens when youth are given the opportunity to lead their classmates toward a healthier school environment? The re…
Green & Active Spaces
Boston Hospital Goes Sugar-Free
A hospital is a place for healing and promoting health for new moms. However, many hospitals across the country still of…
Water
NYC Stickball Program Brings Physical Activity in ‘El Barrio’
Kids in East Harlem (El Barrio) were in great need of physical activity programing and safe places to play. Alex Sabater…
Green & Active Spaces