New Action Pack: Make Your School Trauma-Sensitive!
About half of U.S. children suffer abuse, poverty, parental incarceration and other traumas. These kids face deep physical and mental scars that impair development, learning, and health. How can...
View ArticleNew Action Pack: How to Start a School Food Pantry
About 1 in 6 children are food insecure. They don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Fortunately, your school can help these students! The new Salud America! “School Food Pantry Action Pack”...
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Report: Junk Food Advertised More to Latino, Black Kids
Disparities in advertising for unhealthy food continue to target Latino and Black youth, according to a new report from Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut, the...
View ArticleStart ‘Handle With Care’ to Help Kids Who Face Trauma, Even If Schools Are...
Some kids witness domestic violence or murder. Some see loved ones hurt in accidents. These kids still have to go to class or carry on while school is out for summer or due to a pandemic. They face a...
View ArticleDiscover the State of Health Equity in Your Community!
Wonder what health equity looks like in your community? Select your county name and get a customized Health Equity Report Card from Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio, which shows your area stacks...
View ArticleCheck Out Resources on Infection Control from CDC Project Firstline!
We love our frontline healthcare workers. That’s why we are excited to share Project Firstline, a training and education collaborative from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to...
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Volunteer for a Clinical Trial for Your Familia!
Cancer and Alzheimer’s hurt many of our abuelos, moms, dads, and others we love. Clinical trials help us fight for our familia. Clinical trials are studies that help researchers learn more to help...
View Article5 Reasons to Pledge to Complete CDC Project Firstline Training on Infection...
When you practice infection control consistently and confidently, it can help stop the spread of disease in healthcare settings and save lives. This is why you and all frontline healthcare providers...
View ArticleHow to Advocate for SDoH Screening in Healthcare
To truly improve patient and community health, we must address non-medical needs that arise due to social determinants of health (SDoH), such as inequitable access to housing, transportation, and food...
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Webinar Series: Let’s Improve Health in South Texas and Beyond
We want Latinos and all people to be as healthy as possible. How can we reach this ideal, especially as we face high rates of cancer and chronic disease and many people struggle with access to clinical...
View ArticleCheck Out the 15th Annual Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day
The Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science (IIMS) at UT Health San Antonio is announcing its 15th Annual Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. In...
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4 Tasty Resources to Share During National Nutrition Month®
March is recognized as National Nutrition Month.® During this time, folks can prioritize better nutrition and take advantage of many resources that can help improve the health and nutrition of all...
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Brittney Millard: Helping Patients and Persevering Through Breast Cancer
Cancer can be many things. Some describe cancer as a journey, a struggle, or a fight. For Brittney Millard, a breast cancer diagnosis was a life-changing event that gave her the passion to help other...
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The Impact of Nurse Practitioners in Low-Income Heath Settings
Primary care practices that employ nurse practitioners (NPs) are more likely to serve low-income communities than practices with no NPs on staff, according to researchers from the Columbia University...
View ArticleGet Down to the Nuts and Bolts of Clinical and Population Research Studies
There is a lot that goes into starting a clinical or population research study. In fact, many of these studies can take years to get off the ground. Not to mention recruiting, which is a task in and...
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Webinar: Tipping the Scales Toward Health
Obesity is a critical risk factor for diabetes and cancer. Find out the latest in obesity prevention and management at UT Health San Antonio’s webinar, “Tipping the Scales Toward Health,” at 11 a.m....
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Mays Cancer Center Aims to ‘Give Cancer the Boot’ With Fundraising Race
The American Cancer Society estimates over 2 million new cancer cases and 600,000 cancer deaths among Latinos and all people in the US in 2025, according to a new report. This makes cancer one of the...
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Study: 5 More Minutes of Increased Physical Activity Can Lower Dementia Risk
Moving Matters! Did you know that physical activity directly impacts your health? The more work you put into your body, the more you reap the long– and short-term health benefits of exercise. That’s...
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‘Eye on the Future’ Video Contest to Inspire Teens to Explore Science
The National Eye Institute (NEI) is framing the way for future success in a career in health and science for teens by holding its annual Eye on the Future campaign. Just like 2023 and 2024, the Eye on...
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Britney Ortiz: From Research Assistant to Colorectal Cancer Caregiver
A lot can change in the wake of a cancer diagnosis, especially for a daughter. “When a person gets sick, the whole family gets sick, especially in the Hispanic and Latino community … It is really a...
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