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Comment Now: Reduce Sugar, Add Water for Equitable Dietary Guidelines
Amid an obesity crisis, Latinos and all people need more water, and less sugar. Do you agree? Speak up! Submit a model comment below to urge the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans to add water to the MyPlate/MiPlato graphic, reduce the amount of added sugars, and make healthier diets equitable for all people! Comments are ...
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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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Action Pack: Start ‘Handle With Care’ So Police Notify Schools if Kids Exposed to Trauma!
Some kids witness domestic violence or murder. Some see loved ones hurt in accidents. These kids still have to go to class, carrying a burden of stress and trauma that can interfere with their behavior and grades—in schools that aren’t even aware there’s an issue. Fortunately, you can help these kids. Download the free Salud America! ...
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Ideas for Action
Tell FDA: Support Menu Labeling to Help Latino Families!
UPDATE! The FDA has extended the deadline for public comments. Go here to comment by Aug. 2, 2017! The FDA recently dela…
Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
4 Easy Steps to Open Schoolyards after Class
Many schoolyards are locked up after classes end. That means many kids, especially in Latino neighborhoods, miss out on…
Green & Active Spaces
Create a Family Health History
The U.S. Surgeon General, with help from the National Human Genome Research Institute (part of the National Institutes o…
Healthy Families & SchoolsCDC’s Health Equity and Obesity Toolkit
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) is ex…
Healthy Families & SchoolsFour Parklets Open in Downtown Los Angeles
After years of working with city departments and groups around the community, organizers from Living Streets L.A. finall…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities