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Latino kids have limited access to out-of-class programs to boost physical activity, which contributes to their higher obesity rates, research shows.
What can be done?
Learn about and share new out-of-school fitness research, resources, and programs for Latino kids at the #GrowingHealthyChange Tweetchat, “Active Play & Latino Kids” at noon CST (1 p.m. EDT) Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, with co-hosts SaludToday, YMCA, and Active Living Research.
Follow the Tweetchat on Twitter (via @SaludToday, @AL_Research, and @YMCA) to learn more about reducing barriers to active play, increasing access to physical activity before & after school, policies and programs that work to increase physical activity. And share your own resources, ideas and success stories of what works in bringing active play to Latino communities:
- DATE: Tuesday, August 26, 2014
- TIME: Noon CST (1:00 PM EDT)
- WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #GrowingHealthyChange
- WHO: @SaludToday, @YMCA, @AL_Research, and YOU!
Use the hashtag #GrowingHealthyChange to participate.
The chat is organized by Salud America!, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national network to reduce Latino childhood obesity. The network is directed by the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday.
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Maternal & Child HealthBy The Numbers
20.7
percent
of Latino kids have obesity (compared to 11.7% of white kids)
