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Lacking access to and opportunities for physical activity is one of the big reasons Latino kids are more overweight and obese than their peers, and suffer more disease.
So, what can we do to make physical activity a daily part of the lives for Latino kids?
Join a new webinar from 3-4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, to help learn about policy change and systems-change efforts taking place across the country to ensure physical activity is a meaningful part of the lives of all children.
Sponsored by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and including Salud America!, the webinar will bring together a panel to highlight successful efforts that have been accomplished throughout the country.
The webinar panel includes:
- David Thomsen, Policy Analyst, Health Policy Project, NCLR
- Amanda Merck, Content Curator, Salud America!
- Sara Zimmerman, Technical Assistance Director, Safe Routes to School National Partnership
- Philip Noyes, Director of Research and Evaluation, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity
Register online here.
Salud America! is a Latino childhood obesity prevention network funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation based at the Institute for Health Science Center at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, which runs 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)