Videos: Latino ‘Healthy Heroes’ in San Antonio

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Check out these great videos about Latinos who are changing their San Antonio neighborhoods into healthier places.

The videos are from the San Antonio Mayor’s Fitness Council, a group of community experts and leaders organized by Mayor Julián Castro to develop ways to spur improved community nutrition and activity across town. Amelie G. Ramirez, director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday, is a member of the council.

Here’s a video about the Mayor’s Fitness Council Healthy Heroes Awards.

Here are videos about awards winners Ivan Bermejo and Makayla and Alyssa Esparza:

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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