Hard to believe that it’s been a year since the first migrant caravan arrived at our southern border. Through Trump’s punitive asylum and detention policies, officials say apprehensions are down. So, why did Trump just veto an end to…
Children, Health, Life Issues, zNew Headline
New study finds low-income Latino parents encourage obesity behaviors in their children beginning in infancy
Mar 17, 2014, 12:44 PM 0
LatinaLista — One of the main reasons most often cited as to why school-age children huff and puff their way across the playground is because they’re not getting enough exercise. Experts and healthcare providers agree that this kind of behavior,…
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South Phoenix community gardens put focus on reducing obesity
Dec 13, 2013, 3:09 PM 0
By Amy Gleich Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – On a one-acre plot in the middle of an industrial area, the smell of freshly picked basil fills the air as kids run through rows of radishes, eggplant, peppers and mustard…
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Study: Toddler Obesity Risk Highest in Hispanics, Native Americans
Dec 9, 2013, 12:49 PM 0
SaludToday Toddlers from low-income Hispanic, American Indian (AI), and Alaskan Native (AN) homes are at increased risk for obesity, according to a new study, Medscape reports. The federal study, published in the journal Pediatrics, collected weight data for 1.2…
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Research: Latino Kids Lack Access to Safe ‘Active Spaces’
Jul 3, 2013, 2:54 PM 0
SaludToday Latino kids often have limited access to safe gyms, fields, and playgrounds, but shared use agreements and street-level improvements can improve access to these “active spaces” in underserved communities and may help young Latinos become more physically active…
Local News, Northeast, zNew Headline
Junk Food Advertisers Targeting Latino Children
Jul 1, 2013, 10:43 AM 0
By Linda Tishler Levinson CTLatinoNews.com One in four Latino third-graders are considered obese, according to state figures. However, the problem may not start at the fridge, but rather with what young Latinos are exposed to on television, the radio…
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Video: Creating awareness that too many Latino neighborhoods still lack easy access to healthy food
Jun 17, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — The disturbing childhood obesity rates and skyrocketing cases of Type 2 diabetes in Latino communities reinforce the fact of just how imperative it is for Latinos to start eating healthy. In a lot of neighborhoods, that’s a…
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…
Children, Health, Life Issues
Study says not enough home-cooked meals underlying cause for Latino child obesity
Nov 6, 2012, 3:37 PM 0
LatinaLista — For most Latino families, it used to be that eating cheaply meant eating a homemade meal made from the basic Latino food groups — corn, rice and beans. Yet, thanks to a new study from the University…
Salud Today Latinos kids: Don’t drink sodas during the school week. This is the no-soda challenge being asked of Austin, Texas, students and their families by a Latino group, Manantial de Salud, a federally funded grassroots health network sponsored…
Children, Education, Fitness, General, Youth
Childhood obesity in Latino communities doomed to persist if health programs don’t take a page from public libraries
Jun 14, 2010, 4:10 PM 1
LatinaLista — The Center for American Progress released a memo today entitled The Significance of Childhood Obesity in Communities of Color. The memo didn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know — that Latino and African American children are…
Children, General, Parenting, Youth
Study reveals some Latina mothers unwittingly chart an obese future for their children
Mar 1, 2010, 10:48 AM 0
LatinaLista — Even before researchers conducted their study on childhood obesity differences among white, black and Latino children, they hypothesized that black and Latino children would have higher rates of obesity-related risk factors in their early years. It wasn’t…
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…
Children, Culture, Education, Fitness, General, Health
Study on obesity rates in pre-schoolers doesn’t take into account cultural nuances of Latino culture
Feb 8, 2010, 3:08 PM 1
LatinaLista— When it comes to childhood obesity, Latino children, unfortunately, are winning this race. Weight gain in Latino children has long been associated with not eating healthy — in low-income, urban settings actual grocery stores can be a rare…
