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Mil Gracias for Not Smoking Indoors!
By choosing to not smoke indoors, a smoker deserves a thank-you for protecting their family, friends, and neighbors from secondhand smoke. That’s why the new “Mil Gracias (A Thousands Thanks) for Not Smoking Indoors!” campaign from UT Health San Antonio is inviting people share gratitude for smokers who respect others’ air during the COVID-19 respiratory ...
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New Latino Bilingual Campaign: Juntos, We Can Stop COVID-19!
COVID-19 continues to disproportionately impact Latinos, killing over 53,000 and hospitalizing many more of our mothers, fathers, children, and grandparents. That is why Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio is launching the “Juntos, We Can Stop COVID-19” digital communication campaign in English and Spanish to help Latino families take action to slow the spread ...
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Get Your City to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis!
Racism is a public health crisis. Decades of racism-infused social, economic, and political systems have led to inequitable communities. These areas face higher burdens of stress, disease, and premature death. Now, amid U.S. protests for racial/ethnic and social justice, city leaders are creating resolutions that declare racism a public health crisis and commit to action. ...
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Start ‘Handle With Care’ to Help Kids Who Face Trauma, Even If Schools Are Closed!
Some kids witness domestic violence or murder. Some see loved ones hurt in accidents. These kids still have to go to class or carry on while school is out for summer or due to a pandemic. They face a burden of stress and trauma that can interfere with their behavior and grades—and schools often aren’t even ...
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Discover the State of Health Equity in Your Community!
Wonder what health equity looks like in your community? Select your county name and get a customized Health Equity Report Card from Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio, which shows your area stacks up in housing, transit, poverty, health care, food, and other health equity issues compared to your state and nation. The Health ...
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Ideas for Action

Tell U.S. Gov’t: Protect Immigrant Families
Everyone deserves a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. But the Trump administration’s proposed chan…
Embracing Immigrants
New Action Pack: How to Start a School Food Pantry
About 1 in 6 children are food insecure. They don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Fortunately, your school…
Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Tell TxDOT: Prioritize the Lives and Physical Wellbeing of Texans
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) wants your input to shape transportation planning and spending across the…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthcare Access, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities, Transportation & Mobility
New Action Pack: Make Your School Trauma-Sensitive!
About half of U.S. children suffer abuse, poverty, parental incarceration and other traumas. These kids face deep physic…
Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Food, Trauma & ACES
Webinar: How to Start a Trauma-Informed System in Your School
Childhood Trauma is a big reason many students miss school. Whether its neglect, abuse, or poverty, trauma hinders a chi…
Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Food, Trauma & ACES