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VIDEO: A California Farmers’ Market Delivers Fresh Food to Low-Income Neighborhoods

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What does it take to make a farmers’ market viable in a low-income community?

The answer is complicated in a neighborhood like Watts, where some people still remember when 103rd Street, which now borders a lively Saturday Farmers Market, was nicknamed “Charcoal Alley” because of the fires that burned buildings to the ground during the Watts Riot of 1965, ReportingonHealth reports:

Many unhealthy conditions persist today that contributed to the powder keg atmosphere in South Los Angeles in the 1960s and again during the Rodney King Riot twenty years ago: high rates of unemployment, poverty and crime. Neighborhood schools continue to battle high dropout rates. Gang violence makes some people reluctant to visit unfamiliar territory — including the Farmers’ Market.

In a neighborhood park on the corner of 103rd and Central Aves., an effort is underway to take steps toward a healthier South L.A.— by providing an affordable and welcoming place to buy fresh produce and to get good advice on nutrition. We took our most recent group of California Endowment Health Journalism Fellows to the Watts Healthy Farmers’ Market to hear from market founders and vendors, who detailed the successes and challenges they’ve encountered since the market opened in July 2007.

Check out a video of the effort here.

VIDEO: ‘I Choose Life’ Is Story of Latina’s Diabetes Experience

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1 month ago
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Check out this very inspirational video about one Latina’s experience with diabetes.

Her name is Joanna Puello.

The video was written, edited, and produced by Puello for her class at Full Sail University.

VIDEOS: ‘No Excuses’ for Not Getting Colorectal Cancer Screening

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What’s your excuse?

A new bilingual public service announcement (PSA) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) addresses common excuses and misconceptions that lead people to delay or avoid getting screened for colorectal cancer.

The PSA features men and women who voice their personal reasons for not being screened, while an off-camera announcer responds by providing facts about colorectal cancer screening and its importance. Adults ages 50-59, Hispanics, and persons with lower income, less than a high school education, and without health insurance were least likely to have been screened for colorectal cancer, according to CDC statistics.

Watch in English:

Watch in Spanish:

VIDEO: Latina Breast Cancer Factors and Prevention

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2 months ago
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Latinas, please watch this Spanish-language video about breast cancer factors and prevention featuring Dr. Jorge Gomez, director of the Office of Latin American Cancer Program Development of the National Cancer Institute.

VIDEOS: Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities

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2 months ago
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Watch new videos from Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, showcasing how the program is helping dozens of communities across the country to reshape their environments to support healthy living and prevent childhood obesity.

The videos below feature program achievements in Chicago, and Central Valley, Calif.

VIDEO: School Starts Innovative ‘Morning Jog’ Program

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3 months ago
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A school in Clymer, N.Y., has started a morning jogging program that gets kids on their feet and moving for up to 20 minutes before classes begin each day. The program has the potential to get kids more physically active, which can help them perform better academically, too.

Check out their video about the program here or below.

VIDEO: The Risks of Consuming Sugary Drinks

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3 months ago
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Check out this new Spanish video from the “Life’s Sweeter” campaign, which provides information and tools for the reduction of sugary drink consumption.

Visit the campaign, led by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, here in English or Spanish.

VIDEO: Quality P.E. as a Solution to Child Obesity

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4 months ago
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The childhood obesity epidemic in America is a major problem.

Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled; and nearly one third of children in America are now overweight or obese.

This video from SPARK San Diego focuses on one of the solutions—getting kids moving in school—and explains why quality physical education (P.E.) can play such an important role in ending this epidemic:

VIDEO: Latinos, Others Honored for Overcoming Obstacles to Tackle Community Health Problems

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4 months ago
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Watch this new video that tells the heartwarming stories of the 10 men and women who were recently honored as Community Health Leaders by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for overcoming daunting odds to improve the health and quality of life for those in disadvantaged or underserved communities across the country.

Two Latinos are among the awardees.

At the video’s 6:32 mark, listen to how Latino father Richard Nares was recognized for developing a successful model to support and transport low-income families with children battling cancer to medical visits. Or read more about him here.

At the video’s 7:23 mark, listen to how Dr. Gabriel Rincón was recognized for launching Mixteca Organization, Inc., which provides health and education programs to thousands of Latino New Yorkers each year. Or read more about him here.

VIDEO: What Is the Single Best Thing You Can Do for Your Health?

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4 months ago
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We at SaludToday would encourage you to watch this video that puts a unique spin on answering the question: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?

The video comes from Dr. Mike Evans, founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, associate professor of family medicine and public health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael’s Hospital.

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