About 5 million U.S. Latinos smoke, and lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among Latino men and second-leading cause among Latina women, statistics show. Why is this happening—and how can Latinos quit smoking and tobacco for good? Let’s use #SaludTues on June 23, 2015, to tweet information, resources, and tips that can help Latinos both young and old kick the habit now (and kick the habit for good!): WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How to Get More Latinos to Quit Smoking”
DATE: Tuesday, June 23, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludToday
CO-HOSTS: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (@VeteransHealth), the National Cancer Institute (@SmokefreeUS) We’ll open the floor to your stories and experiences as ...
Are you a post-doctoral fellow or a new investigator interested in research funding opportunities? The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) and GMaP Region 4 invites you to participate in career mentored and non-mentored research opportunities. The deadlines to apply to the following programs are: June 12 and October 12. NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01) BASIC/POPULATION SCIENCE Individuals with Research or Health Professional Doctoral Degree
100K Salary/30K R&D; • 3 - 5 years support NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08) TRANSLATION Individuals with Health Professional ...
Latinos often face increased or more severe cancer burdens and experiences than other groups. Why? And how can we work toward healthier lives for Latinos and all groups? In honor of Minority Health Promotion Day, you're invited to a National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute (@thenci) Twitter chat at 1 p.m. ET April 30, 2015, to discuss cancer health disparities among different population groups, cancer types, and initiatives and challenges in reducing these disparities. Use #NMHM15Chat to follow along! @SaludToday, the social media campaign of Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez and the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, will be an active chat participant, along with many ...
Apply now for a career development scholarship from a Texas-based regional health disparities research program. The program, called GMaP Region 4, under the direction of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, is seeking applicants for its Early Career Cancer Health Disparities Researcher Scholarship Award. The award supports career development in cancer health disparities research by paying for conference (i.e., registration, travel, lodging, etc.), workshop, journal/publication fees, and other expenses. Recipients will be able to use the award for events between May 1 and July 15, 2015. Applications are due March 31, 2015. GMaP Region 4 is one of six regional GMaPs (or Transdisciplinary Geographic ...
Apply now by the new deadline, March 22, 2015, for the 2015 Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Éxito!, a program funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (the team behind SaludToday), will select 20 master’s-level students and health professionals from across the nation to attend a five-day summer institute June 2015, in San Antonio, offering research information, tools, tips, role models and motivation to encourage participants to pursue a doctoral degree and a career studying Latino cancer. Master’s-degree students or master’s-trained health professionals are encouraged to apply. Since launching in 2011, Éxito! has had 78 participants. Nearly ...
Editor's Note: This is the story of a graduate of the 2014 Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Apply now for the 2015 Èxito! program. Alexandra Conde Toro
Santa Rosa Bay, Puerto Rico Alexandra Conde Toro has a heart for hearing and understanding people’s stories—characteristics she developed in her native Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a culture infused with the joy and encouragement of families, folk music, and stories. Conde Toro uses her passion for her community to address health problems they suffer. Conde Toto, who has a bachelor’s degree in human biology from The University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Campus, is currently pursuing a master’s degree in research and evaluation of health systems at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus. She ...
Editor's Note: This is the story of a graduate of the 2014 Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Apply now for the 2015 Èxito! program. Angela Gutierrez
Baldwin Park, Calif. Angela Gutierrez learned from her father to turn every barrier into an opportunity, and to acquire knowledge to improve her native community in Baldwin Park, Calif. Inspired by his words—“If we do not have the knowledge, how can we change?”—Gutierrez earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and public health policy from the University of California, Irvine, and a master’s degree in public health from CSU Fullerton. She now is a research assistant for the Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Center and teaches in the CSU Fullerton Department of Health Science. Gutierrez seeks to ...
Editor's Note: This is the story of a graduate of the 2014 Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Apply now for the 2015 Èxito! program. Hena Din
San Diego, Calif. Born to Pakistanian parents in San Diego, Hena Din cites her dual Muslim and American heritages as what drives her emotions, spirituality, and her passion for learning. Din has always enjoyed being in school and conducting research. This led to her earning a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in public health with an emphasis on health promotion and behavioral sciences from the University of California, San Diego. She is currently helping minority students discover health career paths. Driven by her ongoing passion to expand her knowledge through higher education, Din applied for ...
Editor's Note: This is the story of a graduate of the 2014 Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Apply now for the 2015 Èxito! program. Jose Arrezola
Fresno, Calif. When they moved from Mexico, to Fresno, Calif., in 1997, Jose Arrezola’s parents couldn’t read or write, but they strongly encouraged him to become educated. Arrazola joined a college assistant migrant program. There he worked with a mentor who provided additional support, encouragement, and opportunity, and eventually he became his family’s first-ever college grad, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in health from California State University, Fresno. To seek new ways to expand his desire to prevent disease among Mexican Americans, Arrezola applied for the Éxito! Latino Cancer ...
