They say Trump is feeling like he’s under siege. All we can say is welcome to the world you created for many Latinos. For example, in one US city, an undocumented man was killed by police – by mistake….
Urban Farmist, zNew Headline
Urban Farmist: Wood Chips Help Latina Gardener Realize Paradise
Mar 20, 2017, 11:01 AM 0
By Joseph M. de Leon LatinaLista On 5 acres in Southwest Austin, nature wears away at tons of shredded trees. Chickens and guinea fowl peck and scratch among the piles. Ducks bathe in a large water container. Every…
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Urban Farmer Pulls Up Roots to Search for Gardening Stories
Jan 10, 2017, 2:57 PM 0
By Joseph M. de Leon Hispanic News Online (Editor’s Note: Due to the steady interest in urban farming, Treviño TodaMedia (TTM) is resurrecting the popular column Urban Farmist. We are not only keeping the column in the TTM family…
By Cliff Despres Salud Today More Americans are eating healthier, but a widening nutrition gap is separating Whites from Latinos and African Americans, according to a new study, the L.A. Times reports. The study, which examined 34,000 U.S. adults’ diets from…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Helping farmers continue growing enough to feed the hungry of LA
Aug 17, 2015, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Help Farmers Feed the Hungry in LA! Frank Tamborello is one of a team of people in Los Angeles who believes that eating healthy should not just be for the wealthy! Several years ago a group…
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New $2.9M Study to Help Obese Latino Kids Eat Better, Play More via Family Counseling, Texting
May 13, 2014, 1:53 PM 0
SaludToday A new obesity management program will use family counseling, text messages and newsletters to control weight and spark healthier eating and physical activity habits in obese/overweight Latino kids, thanks to a five-year $2.9 million federal grant awarded to…
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Latina sisters launch after-school fitness program for other kids in their community
Feb 12, 2014, 1:59 PM 0
SaludAmerica! Growing Healthy Change San Antonio sisters Makayla Esparza, 9, and Alyssa Esparza, 8, led largely inactive lifestyles. They saw a weight-loss contest on TV and decided to get active and help others get active, but they didn’t know…
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New site strives to be one-stop resource for fighting Latino childhood obesity
Feb 5, 2014, 12:05 PM 0
LatinaLista — No longer can parents delude themselves into thinking that the huggable baby fat encasing their adorable kindergartner with the plump, dimpled cheeks will just disappear with age. A recent study released by Emory’s Rollins School of Public…
Children, Life Issues
New collaboration creates easy access to healthy dishes with MyPlate recipes
Feb 26, 2013, 1:31 PM 0
LatinaLista — First Lady Michelle Obama has spearheaded the national effort to get children healthier by tackling the childhood obesity problem. From making healthy eating a part of her Let’s Move! campaign to getting school cafeterias to serve up…
By Carlyn Montes De Oca Modern Alchemy “I’ve tried everything and I just can’t seem to lose the #^$@* weight!” – Sound familiar? Well, it’s a common complaint I hear from my patients and usually accompanied…
Children, Health, Life Issues
Latina junior chefs garner seats at first-ever White House kids’ “State Dinner”
Aug 17, 2012, 11:59 AM 0
LatinaLista — Most 12-year-olds spend their summers far from the family kitchen but not Linda Martinez. This young girl from Madison, Mississippi, who started cooking over a year ago, sees the kitchen as her playground where she can create…
Children, Education, Fitness, General, Government, Health, Nonprofit, Youth
First Lady pushes the nation to get moving on combating childhood obesity
Feb 9, 2010, 11:14 AM 1
LatinaLista — Childhood obesity is a BIG problem in the Latino community that is only getting worse. The severity of the problem was underscored this morning with President Obama signing a presidential memorandum establishing the first-ever government-wide Task Force…
