The Latest Advances in Fighting Latino Childhood Obesity

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How do:

  • Researchers contribute to policy changes for healthier cities? (Pg 1)
  • Hunger and obesity become the focus of a TV series? (Pg 3)
  • Latino tiendas differ in healthy food options? (Pg 4)

Find the answers and more in the new Salud America! E-Newsletter.

Also check out much more news, research and funding inside the E-newsletter, and discover the preliminary research results of a quartet of Salud America! grantees working in Latino after-school programs, community recreational centers and more.

Salud America!, which is dedicated to preventing Latino childhood obesity, is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and is headquartered at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday.

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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