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Comment Now: USDA to Roll Back School Food Nutrition Standards
School food nutrition is at risk again. The USDA, which relaxed school nutrition standards in 2018, is proposing two rule changes it says will give schools and summer programs more flexibility to meet student meal preferences and reduce food waste. But health experts warn this will roll back progress on school food nutrition. Schools could, ...
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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
Salud America! Members Push for Improved Health Literacy Definition!
How health literacy is defined has a meaningful impact on the medical field. The Department of Health and Human Services…
Healthcare Access
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 cla…
Education, Trauma & ACES
Tell FDA: Require Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages
Many smokers will use tobacco products for years in spite of the known detrimental health impacts. On Aug. 16, 2019, FDA…
Quit Smoking
Webinar: How to Start ‘Handle With Care’ to Help Students Who Suffer Trauma
You are invited to join a national webinar to find out how you can start a “Handle With Care” program in your town to su…
Education, Overcoming Harmful Biases, Trauma & ACES
1,505 Salud America! Network Members Urge for Better Climate Science!
Since taking office, the Trump administration has made numerous moves that reduce the government’s role in combating cli…
Chemical & Toxic Exposure