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Only 70% of Latinos say their neighborhood has safe, active spaces for kids compared to 82.5% of Whites.
Research shows that when Latino communities address barriers to park use such as broken fences,
poor lightening and sidewalks more Latinos visit community parks, according to our new infographic on safe neighborhoods which is part of the new Salud America! Active Spaces and Latino Kids research package on the latest science and policy recommendations on the Latino physical activity environment.
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Salud America! is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded national Latino childhood obesity prevention network based 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)
