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Raheem Baraka Makes Latino Family Health a Civil Rights Issue in Boston
Raheem J. Baraka grew up seeing health inequity all around him in Boston (19% Latino). He saw people in one low-income neighborhood suffer more disease, less access to health care, and live 33 years less than people in a wealthy area just 2.7 miles away. He saw doctors treating illnesses, not addressing prevention or social ...
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After School Busing Program Brings Students to a Park in Houston
Thanks to a partnership between Children and Neighbors Defeat Obesity (CAN DO) Houston, the Houston Parks and Recreation…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities, Transportation & Mobility
Parents Ditch Cookie-Dough for 5K Fundraisers
Year after year when it came time for the annual fundraiser at Withers Elementary School in Dallas, students were forced…
Education, Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Student-Coaches Bring Afterschool Fitness, Mentoring Program to Kids in Lubbock, TX
A group of Texas Tech University students wanted to get some hands-on coaching experience. Jeff Key, an instructor at Te…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Bringing Healthier, ‘Brighter Bites’ into Houston Neighborhoods
Hispanics make up almost half of the total population in Houston and many live in areas that lack easy access to grocery…
Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Latina Corner Store Owner Makes Healthy Changes, Little by Little
Woodburn, Oregon, is a small, mostly Latino town south of Portland that’s miles away from a full-service supermarket. Th…
Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
El Paso Restaurant’s Simple Changes Make a Big Difference
In El Paso, a largely Latino city located at the southwestern tip of Texas near the Mexico border, the Latino cultural i…
Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Latino Students Create Healthy Campaign for School Foods in Omaha, Nebraska
Obesity rates have nearly doubled over the past 15 years in Nebraska. The youth obesity rate in Douglas County, which in…
Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
‘Sugar Bites’ Campaign Educates on Sugary Drinks & Childhood Obesity
Sugary drinks are a large component of added calories in the American diet. Latino kids have increased their consumption…
Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities, Water
Houston Coach Brings Sports, Afterschool Programs, & Health Councils to Students
Kids at Westwood Elementary School in Houston lacked programs to keep them active after classes ended each day. Samuel K…
Education, Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Families & Schools
Latino Group Works to Add Healthier Foods at Stores in Milwaukee Neighborhood
When clinic worker Tatiana Maida had trouble finding many healthy products in the small grocery stores in her Latino nei…
Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities