‘Adelante Chicas’ Summer Camp Promotes Healthy Lifestyle, Education for Young Latinas

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Latina girls are learning about fitness, nutrition, healthy body image and other valuable lessons at a new summer day camp called Adelante Chicas at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore.

The camp, a three-week event for Latina girls from third grade to high school, is a youth development arm of Oregon nonprofit Adelante Mujeres, which provides holistic education, career development and support services for low-income Latinas and their families, OregonLive.com reports.

Girls at the camp participate in yoga, historic walks, nutrition lessons and even get to transform Spinach into a fruit smoothie.

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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