Study: Dementia Increases Risk of COVID-19
A new study led by researchers at Case Western Reserve University found that people with dementia are at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19. People…
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#SaludTues Tweetchat 2/23: Advocating for Inclusivity and Equity with People with Disabilities
COVID-19 has highly impacted people with disabilities, especially Latinos and other people of color with disabilities. Even before COVID-19, many barr…
How to Use Social Service Strategies to Address Toxic Stress
The child welfare system plays a critical role in identifying, investigating, and intervening to protect children facing abuse and neglect. However, t…
Drug Overdose Deaths During COVID-19: A Historical Spike Among Latinos?
More Americans have died from a drug overdose in the last 12 months than at any other point in history. New research has found a historical 21% spike …
Play to keep COVID away!
Enroll your school in the REALity HEALTH Games. The main event is COIVD Confidence. Make it fun to MOVE, LEARN, SERVE, and EARN points with…
Businesses Aim to Help Latinos Suffering Amid COVID-19
As the coronavirus continues to surge across the US, Latinos are also still enduring its worst impacts. While there was a notable lack of support from…
How Has COVID-19 Affected People with Disabilities?
We know that COVID-19 can impact anyone. But some people are more likely to be infected based on their jobs, living situations, and health conditions.…
Salud America! Gets $650,000 Genentech Grant to Bring More Latinos into Cancer, Alzheimer’s Research
Did you know that Latinos represent 18.5% of the U.S. population, but are less than 10% of those in federal cancer and drug studies? This makes it har…
