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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

14 Legit Ways to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is here! This annual U.S. observance, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, celebrates the histories, cultur…
Increasing Civic Engagement, Overcoming Harmful Biases
38,367 Speak Up for Healthier Nutrition Guidelines!
Thank you to the 38,367 people—including over 800 Salud America! members—who submitted public comments for better nutrit…
Healthy Food
Tell USDA: Limit Added Sugars in Dietary Guidelines!
Submit a comment to support strong limits on added sugars and no sugary drinks for toddlers in the scientific report tha…
Healthy Food
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 inequita…
Increasing Civic Engagement, Overcoming Harmful Biases
55,000 People Speak Up to Help Shape Dietary Guidelines for Americans
55,564 people—including members of Salud America!—submitted public comments to help shape the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelin…
Healthy Food, Water