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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Èxito! Grad Testimonial: Rosalie Aguilar



Editor's Note: This is the testimonial of a graduate of the 2011 Summer Institute of Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training. Read more testimonials here or apply by March 1 for the 2012 Èxito! program. Rosalie Aguilar San Antonio, Texas Rosalie Aguilar grew up along the Texas-Mexico border and volunteered her time working in migrant worker clinics, an experience that spawned her interest in public and world health issues. She dreamed of finding a way to help many people. Originally this dream led Aguilar to envision a career in the medical field, but she soon discovered the abundance of possibilities that exist in public health, and she is currently pursuing her master’s degree in health and Kinesiology at the University of Texas at San Antonio—all with the ...

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