VIDEOS: Forum Touts Innovative Ways to Tackle Latino Obesity

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The 2nd Annual SALSI Research Forum: Latino Obesity united UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), UT San Antonio (UTSA), and community researchers and advocates to share current Latino health disparities and obesity research and program advancements on May 10, 2011, in San Antonio.

“”It’s important to highlight and learn from these efforts, to gain better knowledge of what works best to encourage healthier lifestyles among Latinos,” said Dr. Amelie Ramirez, director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at UTHSCSA, the team that coordinated the forum with UTSA. The forum was made possible by the San Antonio Life Science Institute (SALSI).

VIDEO: UT San Antonio Researchers: Drs. Zenong Yin, Meizi He, Lesli Biediger-Friedman, and Gayle Nicoll

VIDEO: UT Health Science Center at San Antonio Researchers: Drs. Deborah Parra-Medina, Dan Hughes, Adelita G. Cantu, and Dan Hale

VIDEO: San Antonio Community Leaders: Maggie Thompson (SAMHD), Louis Loprez (YMCA), Dr. Peter Wald (USAA), Kate Rogers (H-E-B)

Also, Mark Erickson, Vice President-Dean of Culinary Education at the Culinary Institute of America, talked about “Healthy Kitchens for Heathy Kids.”