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Latino kids consume more sugary drinks than average, part of the reason they’re more likely to be overweight/obese than their peers.
What can be done?
You’re invited to join a webinar at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, Sept. 30, to learn about new local and national efforts to improve Latino kids’ access to healthy drinks.
The webinar, sponsored by the national Council of La Raza (NCLR) and including Salud America!, is bringing together a panel of experts to highlight successful efforts from across the country to improve beverage choices and healthy environments in schools and other community settings:
- Rosalie P. Aguilar, MS, Project Coordinator, Salud America!, Institute for Health Promotion Research UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (the team behind SaludToday)
- David Thomsen, Policy Analyst, Health Policy Project, NCLR
- Anisha Patel, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of General Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
- Bonnie McLaughlin, Director, Drink Up Initiative, Partnership for a Healthier America
Questions? Contact David Thomsen at dthomsen@nclr.org.
By The Numbers
1
Supermarket
for every Latino neighborhood, compared to 3 for every non-Latino neighborhood
