Making Awesome Changes: Tips for a Health Revolution

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How can busy families stay healthy?

Amelie Ramirez
Dr. Amelie Ramirez

Dr. Amelie Ramirez, a San Antonio health expert and leader of SaludToday, said it’s going to take individual and systemic change.

For systems, that means more local farmer’s markets. Healthier cafeteria food. More physical activity programs during school, and opening playgrounds to families after school.

For people, that means staying away from the middle aisles at the grocery store, where junk food is prevalent. Parents making healthy meals with kids. Make a game of reading food labels. Limiting screen time. More outdoor play time.

Ramirez was featured this week on the Making Awesome Changes TV series, which partners San Antonio’s KSAT-TV and Salud America! to feature people pushing for healthy changes.

making awesome changesSalud America!, a Latino childhood obesity research network funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and led by Dr. Ramirez at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, develops Salud Heroes stories to teach people the steps that go into healthy changes and to inspire more change.

KSAT-TV has featured these Salud Heroes:

Cecil Whisenton, a Salud America! Salud Hero, helped bring healthy vending machines to schools (KSAT-TV video).

Cesar Valdillez, aSalud America! Salud Hero, helped start a community garden (KSAT-TV video).

Dante Jones, a Salud America! Salud Hero, started a youth bike club (KSAT-TV video).

Michaelie Love, a Salud America! Salud Hero, helped bring a school breakfast cart with healthy options (KSAT-TV video).

Stay tuned for more stories from Salud America! and KSAT-TV!

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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