Study: Hispanic and Black Colleges Get a Bad Rap for Graduation Rates



The graduation rate at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) is 11% behind that of traditional institutions, and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) lag 7% behind. These stats don't look good, but they're not the whole story. Researchers found that HBCUs and HSIs often deal with the significant challenge of limited institutional resources and having a student body that is less academically prepared than traditional schools and tend to receive less financial aid, according to a study in Research in Higher Education, which examined data from minority-serving institutions (MSIs) in Texas, Futurity reports: These and other differences in student population skew the statistics and unfairly put MSIs in a bad light... ...At the same time, MSIs often function with limited ...

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



Find 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 ...

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New Program to Bring Patient Navigators, Breast Cancer Screening and Education to South Texas Women



Minority women have low breast cancer screening rates. Even if they are screened, they delay confirmatory diagnosis and treatment because of costs, cultural and language issues, competing responsibilities, and more. That’s why Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, professor and director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, is offering the Navegando Salud patient navigator program, which trains bilingual, bicultural community health workers to offer breast cancer screenings, education and other services to women in South Texas. Navegando Salud just received a one-year, $100,000 grant from the Avon Foundation. The grant was among 10 announced at the 12th Annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Houston on April 13, 2014. “We’re ...

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Interactive Report: What Is Life Really Like along the U.S.-Mexico Border?



What does it mean to live along the U.S.-Mexico border? Why is the border where it is, and how does the fence work? How violent is Ciudad Juarez? What are the health and wellness concerns of people? The answers to these questions can be found in National Pubic Radio's new Borderland Broadcast Series, a catalog of Steve Inskeep's travels along the more than 2,000-mile border to photographically illustrate what it means to live along the binational borderline for Latinos in the United States and Mexico. Follow along with the interactive series or listen to series ...

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Profile: A Latina’s Upbringing Helps Her Focus on Improving Latino Health, Fitness



Unpaved roads. Lack of proper sewage. Inadequate water. Rose A. Treviño-Whitaker grew up among these third-world conditions that plague some colonias—mostly Latino unincorporated settlements in South Texas. That’s why she is dedicating her career to preventing disease and promoting public health as a researcher at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. She’s particularly interested in increasing physical activity. “Regardless of the neighborhood conditions I grew up in, I still led an active lifestyle. My sisters and I still went outside and had a great time playing soccer in the streets with the other neighborhood kids,” Treviño said. “It is hard to see that this is not the case anymore, in my old ...

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Sandra Acevedo: An Èxito! Grad Working to Prevent Diabetes



Editor's Note: This is the story of a graduate of the 2013 Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Apply by March 7, 2014, for the 2014 Èxito! program. Sandra Acevedo Torrance, Calif. When Sandra Acevedo first came to the United States at age 10, she didn’t know anybody who spoke Spanish like she did. But with the support of her family and mentors, Acevedo not only learned English but has gone on to earn a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California Riverside and a master’s in public health degree (with a focus on nutrition) from Loma Linda University. Acevedo currently works for a diabetes prevention and management program that provides services in underserved areas of Los Angeles County. In search of information about applying ...

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Latino Health in Focus: Cooking Up Latino Dishes to Fight Cancer



Find the latest advances in Latino health—like a new cookbook with cancer-fighting recipes—in IHPR Noticias, the newsletter from the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday. IHPR Noticias has these stories and more: Cookbook: Local Latinas’ Tasty Recipes Get Cancer-Fighting Makeover (Pg 1) Profile: Inspired by Her Youth to Give Back...The Story of the IHPR's Rose A. Trevino (Pg 2) New Guide: How to Increase Latino Accrual to Cancer Clinical Trials (Pg 3) New Website: How to Grow a Healthy Change for Latino Kids (Pg 4) Study: Study: Promotores de Salud Help Diabetic Latinos Improve Health (Pg 6) Story: Latinos, Why is Organ and Sample Donation Important? (Pg ...

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New Bilingual Cookbook: Latinas’ Tasty Recipes Get Cancer-Fighting Makeover



Eating the right food can help fight cancer. But what foods are right? Are there such things as healthy—and tasty—traditional Latino dishes? Check out a new bilingual cookbook, Nuestra Cocina Saludable: Recipes from Our Community Kitchen, to guide you and your family to eat healthy and help protect against cancer and other chronic diseases. The cookbook is from the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) and the Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Download the free cookbook in English or Spanish. Inside are 46 recipes for healthy, delicious foods straight from real Latina kitchens. The cookbook originated when Latinas from across South Texas shared their mouth-watering recipes—like Aurora Rodriguez of Eagle ...

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Latino Health in Focus: Surviving Cancer, Reducing Obesity



Find the latest advances in Latino health—from a new support group for young cancer survivors to obesity prevention—in IHPR Noticias, the newsletter from the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday. IHPR Noticias has these stories and more: Story: "Breast Friends Forever" Support Group for Young Cancer Survivors in San Antonio (Pg 1) Profile: Inspired by Grandparents...The Story of the IHPR's Rosalie Aguilar (Pg 2) Study: Obesity, Diabetes Biggest South Texas Health Threats (Pg 3) Video: Dr. Amelie Ramirez on the Future of Latino Health Care (Pg 4) Study: Síclovía Events Encourage Healthy Behaviors (Pg 6) Study: Racial/Ethnic Disparities Remain in Breast Cancer Rates ...

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