This Week Join the AHA’s Color Your Plate Social Media Challenge!

Share On Social!

In case you hadn’t heard September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month!

That means that parents, teachers, students, and individuals throughout the country like YOU have a special opportunity to take part in a national movement to stand for the health of children. Latino children are especially at risk for becoming overweight or obese so our aim at Salud America! is to equip concerned individuals with the resources they need to reverse the trend. Because obesity affects health in numerous ways (both during and beyond childhood) the American Heart Association (AHA) has created a month long campaign to help you raise awareness of the issue in your own community!

The AHA’s month long Life is Why Family Health Challenge™ campaign will give you the opportunity to  share information on social media about ways you can help create healthy environments.

This week’s topic (09/01-09/06) My Cart is Why is focused on increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. So share the videos below on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. with your own network to help get the word out!

• Color your plate (15 seconds)
• Color your plate  #2 (15 seconds)
• Color your plate  #3 (30 seconds)
• Color your plate  #4 (60 seconds)
• Color your plate  Instagram #1
• Color your plate Instagram #2

Access more week 1, My Cart is Why resources here. Also, be sure to join the #LifeIsWhy Tweetchat series every Wednesday from 12-1pm CST!

Every week at 12pm CST we (@SaludToday) host a Tweetchat series (#SaludTues) to give network members an opportunity to speak up for the health of Latino children and their families, so be sure to join the conversation on improving Latino health!