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Cameras let kids show life with diabetes revealing how the low-income and affluent see their quality of life

Jun 3, 2015, 12:09 PM 0

By Elizabeth Hillaker Downs Futurity What does diabetes look like to the thousands of children affected by it each year? To find out, researchers gave adolescents disposable cameras and asked to take pictures of what the disease means to…

Children, General, Life Issues

New study give high marks to one charter school system instilling in students practices for academic success

Feb 27, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Charter schools have long been seen by communities of color as the only viable options to a failing public school system. A Stanford University report published in January 2013 found that impoverished black and Latino students especially…

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…