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Latino kids have fewer options for physical activity during the school day than their White peers.
When schools offer at least 60 minutes of physical activity Latino kids physical activity increases by 150%, according to our new infographic on physical activity at school and Latino kids which is which is part of the new Salud America! Healthier School Environments and Latino Kids research package on the latest science and policy recommendations on healthy schools.
More physical activity in schools means healthier Latino kids!
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Salud America! is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded national Latino childhood obesity prevention network based at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday.
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Maternal & Child HealthBy The Numbers
20.7
percent
of Latino kids have obesity (compared to 11.7% of white kids)