Study: Obesity and Heart Factors Combine to Cause Cognitive Decline in Latinos
Obesity is linked to serious health consequences. The 47% of U.S. Latinos who have obesity are at higher risk for high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes…
Author: Salud America
Congresswomen of Color Introduce WIC for Kids Act
Many Latino families don’t have access to healthy, nutritious foods. To put food on the table, they rely on government food aid programs, such as th…
Major PFAS Legislation Works its Way Through Congress
Extremely harmful toxins, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), contaminate water supplies, products, food packaging, and other everyday sources…
What Latinos Should Know about the Moratorium on Evictions
After a federal moratorium on evictions put in place by the CDC last fall expired on July 31, 2021, the CDC has issued a new two-month moratorium thro…
Electric Cars: A Vehicle for Environmental Justice
The climate crisis is especially impacting Latinos and other people of color. Despite being low contributors to the rate of emissions—toxins that ar…
Bilingual Videos with Latino Doctors Help Answer Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines
Latinos are getting vaccinated for the COVID-19 vaccine at much lower rates than other groups. This mainly due to a lack of vaccine confidence and abu…
Latino College Enrollment Shrunk During COVID-19
Latinos are suffering high rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths, with low vaccine rates. But in addition to the health impact, the pandemic is worsening…
What Latinos Should Know About the Delta Variant
Across the country, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, despite the vaccine being widely available. This due to the delta variant, a mutation of COV…
2021 County Health Rankings Show High Poverty Rates for Latino Children
Poverty disproportionately impacts Latinos and other people of color. “Child poverty rates are more than twice as high for Latino children than Whit…
How Has COVID-19 Impacted Physical Activity for Youth?
Loss of physical activity can harm physical, emotional, and social health. Amid COVID-19 illness and isolation, some youth and families have experienc…
