Do You Know What #SaludHeroes Look Like?

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Do you know what a Salud Hero looks like?

Find out by watching the new Salud America! Salud Heroes YouTube channel to see how people across the country are pushing for healthy changes—in nutrition, physical activity, and marketing—for Latino kids in their community.

You’ll start seeing #SaludHeroes all around you.

They’re teachers. Doctors. Activists.

They’re schools. Nonprofit groups. Entire cities.

They’re even your own children!

For example, watch our six new videos of #SaludHeroes who reduced sugary drinks and improved healthy marketing among Latino kids (and vote for your favorite!)

“Watch the steps these Salud Heroes take, from learning about the issue of obesity, to getting an idea, to building support, and generating long-term change,” said Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, director of Salud America! “You may get a good idea for a change you can make in your community—and learn steps you can mimic!”

After you watch, please visit our Salud America! Growing Healthy Change website and enter your address into our map to see current policies in your area. Then find resources that can help support changes.

And see more stories in our new E-newsletter.

Pretty soon, YOU too can be #SaludHeroes!

Salud America! The RWJF Research Network to Prevent Obesity Among Latino Children is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The program aims to unite and increase the number of Latino stakeholders engaged in community change and research on environmental and policy solutions to the epidemic. The network is directed by the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.