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...
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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 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...
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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...
View ArticleHelp Your City Adopt Smoke-Free Multifamily Housing!
People who live in multifamily housing share air with their neighbors ─ including secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke contains over 70 cancer-causing chemicals, and has killed over 2.5 million people....
View ArticleHelp People Solve Their NMDoH Problems in San Antonio!
Wherever you live, learn, work, and grow in San Antonio, the non-medical drivers of health (NMDOH) can ultimately shape your health outcomes. NMDoH issues include access to affordable housing, healthy...
View ArticleFind Out If You Have Implicit Bias and What to Do Next!
Many people think they harbor no bias toward other people. Or they believe they know their biases and don’t act on them. But everyone has implicit bias. Implicit biases are stereotypes that affect our...
View ArticleTake the Drama Out of Colon Cancer Screening with a Telenovela
Colon cancer screening doesn’t have to be dramatic. That’s the message that Abbott is promoting in their new Spanish-language campaign for Cologuard Plus®. Gabriela Spanic, award-winning actress,...
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Stay Informed About Measles with Bilingual Resources
Before the introduction of the vaccine, measles was a prevalent disease that meant sickness or death for up to 4 million people each year, according to the CDC. After the vaccine, measles was...
View ArticleTell FDA: Tighten Restrictions on Food Additives and Ingredients
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a rule change to require food companies to notify regulators before introducing ingredients or additives into processed or packaged foods, according...
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Fact Sheet: Learn How Vision After Stroke Impacts Dementia Risk
We know age-related vision impairment is a risk factor for dementia. But what happens when a person’s vision is damaged by a stroke, resulting in double vision, loss of visual field in each eye, or...
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How Hispanic Heritage Month Became a Thing
At Salud America!, we’re excited to discuss health during Hispanic Heritage Month! This annual U.S. observance, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, celebrates the histories, backgrounds and contributions of...
View Article5 Resources to Share for Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
September is Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month. During this time, take action by understanding blood cancers, supporting those experiencing blood cancer, and encouraging survivors to share their...
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7 Things You Should Know About Prostate Cancer
About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month! To recognize this...
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Hoja Informativa: Cómo la Visión Después de un Derrame Cerebral Impacta el...
Se sabe que los problemas de visión relacionados con la edad pueden aumentar el riesgo de demencia. Pero ¿qué pasa cuando la visión de una persona queda dañada por un derrame cerebral, causando visión...
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Jason Massiatte: Working to Bring Support for Families in Need
No family wants to hear news that their child has been diagnosed with cancer. Unfortunately, an estimated 15,780 U.S. children between birth and age 19 are diagnosed with cancer every year, disrupting...
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