Latino Health in Focus: Using Counseling, Texting to Help Latino Families Fight Obesity

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IHPRspring2014coverFind the latest advances in Latino health—like new studies to reduce obesity in Latino kids, develop cancer-fighting food plans, and navigate Latinos to better health—in the IHPR Noticias E-newsletter.

IHPR Noticias has lots of info on the latest local and national health disparities-related news, resources and events:

  • Story: Using Counseling, Texting to Help Latinos Fight Obesity (Pg 1)
  • Profile: Latina Steps Outside her Comfort Zone to Help Others…The Story of the IHPR’s Arely Perez (Pg 2)
  • New Study: Rx for Better Breast Health (Pg 2)
  • New Study: Navegando Salud (Pg 3)
  • Story: The Power of Community Health Educators (Pg 4)
  • Story: Physical Activity is Essential, Not Optional (Pg 6)
  • Report: Bleak Picture for Latino, Other Minority Kids in Public Schools (Pg 8)
  • ‘Lifelines’ Help Reduce Cancer among Minority Populations (Pg 9)

IHPR Noticias is a quarterly publication from the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday.

Email us at ihpr@uthscsa.edu if you have story ideas.

By The Numbers By The Numbers

25.1

percent

of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage

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