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A lot is new at Salud America!, a Latino childhood obesity prevention network funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and directed by the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (the team behind SaludToday).
See it all in our latest e-newsletter:
New Research: Our latest research has released several new packages of materials to highlight obesity issues and how to address them among Latino children.
Digital Content Curation: Check out our new scientific article that explains how we “curate” Latino health.
Program Update: New funding ($1.3 million), engagement strides, even awards.
New Salud Heroes: Sugary drinks, active spaces, farmers markets. For example, how did Berkeley, Calif., become the nation’s first city to pass a sugary drink tax in 2014 after many other larger cities had failed? Because Latino children are heavily targeted by sugary drink and junk food advertisements, this issue was especially important to Berkeley’s 11% Latino community. In the end, it took passionate advocates (including Latino leaders like Xavier Morales), a well-organized campaign for a sugary drink tax, and national attention to eventually bring sweet victory for public health advocates in Berkeley.
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Maternal & Child HealthBy The Numbers
20.7
percent
of Latino kids have obesity (compared to 11.7% of white kids)
