The Latest Advancements in Tackling Latino Child Obesity

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  • a videonovela teach about diabetes? (Pg 1)
  • a non-exerciser become a promoter? (Pg 3)
  • activity breaks keep kids fit? (Pg 5)
  • new policy tools aid your work? (Pg 6)

Find out in the latest E-newsletter from Salud America!, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) network to prevent obesity among Latino kids.

Also find lots more news, research and funding inside the E-newsletter, and discover the preliminary research results of a quartet of Salud America! grantees working in Latino after-school programs, community recreational centers and more.

Salud America! is funded by RWJF and directed by the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, which developed SaludToday.

To sign up to receive Salud America! E-newsletters, go here.

By The Numbers By The Numbers

20.7

percent

of Latino kids have obesity (compared to 11.7% of white kids)

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