What is the #SaludTues Tweetchat?
#SaludTues is a weekly Tweetchat about Latino health every Tuesday at 12p CST/1p EST. The chat is hosted by @SaludAmerica, the Latino health social media campaign and Twitter handle for the team at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, which directs Salud America!. Each chat has two or more co-hosts from partner organizations to ask and answer topical questions to raise awareness of and discuss solutions to Latino health equity issues.
#SaludTues Tweetchat Schedule
- 6/4 #SaludTues: Social Determinants of Health
- 6/11 #SaludTues: Air Quality and Pollution
- 6/18 #SaludTues: Let’s Celebrate Men’s Health Month!
- 6/25 #SaludTues: How to Address Alzheimer’s & Brain Health in Latinos
- 7/2 #SaludTues: Importance of Minority Mental Health Month
- 7/9 #SaludTues: ‘YOUnite Research!’ The Importance of Clinical Trial Participation
- 7/16 #SaludTues: Sugary Drinks
- 7/23 #SaludTues: Smoking Cessation
- 7/30 #SaludTues: Diabetes Prevention
- 8/6 #SaludTues: Let’s Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week
- 8/13 #SaludTues: Targeted Marketing of Unhealthy Food
Anyone on Twitter can join. Just tag your Tweets with the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter.
How do I serve as a #SaludTues co-host?
Email us at saludamerica@uthscsa.edu and share an idea for a chat.
What are topics for #SaludTues Tweetchats?
The #SaludTues chat covers key Latino health issues, from childhood obesity, nutrition and physical activity, access to health care, heart health, trending demographics, education, culture of health, cancer, etc.
What is the reach of #SaludTues Tweetchats?
The #SaludTues Tweetchats average more than 8 million impressions in just one hour each week.
#SaludTues Past Tweetchats
See our past tweetchats by visiting our Wakelet page.
