Tweet with #SaludTues 12/9: Latinos and Health Coverage—Issues + Solutions

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Latinos need strong health care coverage, as this population struggles with high rates of obesity, diabetes, and certain cancers.

But 1 of 4 of the U.S. uninsured population is Latino.

How can this change?

Let’s use #SaludTues to Tweet strategies and resources on how to increase health care coverage among Latinos through the Affordable Care Act (#ACA) during a Tweetchat at 1 p.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014:

• WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Latinos and Health Coverage: Issues + Solutions”
• DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014
• TIME: Noon-1 p.m. CT (1-2 p.m. ET)
• WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
• HOST: @SaludToday
• CO-HOSTS: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (@HHSGov/@HHSLatino), Enroll America (@GetCoveredUS), and the Nation Council of La Raza (@NCLR)

We’ll open the floor to your stories and experiences as we explore:

• What are Latinos’ most pressing health concerns?
• How many Latino are (or aren’t) covered with health insurance?
• What steps can Latinos take to get coverage?
• See role models who have benefited from coverage?
• What bilingual resources are available?

Use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter and share your strategies, stories, and resources that help bring health care coverage to more U.S. Latinos.

#SaludTues is a weekly Tweetchat about Latino health at 12p CST/1p ET every Tuesday and hosted by @SaludToday, the Latino health social media campaign for the team at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.