Category: The Force for Health® Network
3 Ways to Keep Labor Day from Becoming COVID Day
Don’t let down your guard against COVID-19 during Labor Day weekend. Cases spiked after the Memorial Day and Fourth of July holidays, so health expe…
Back to School: COVID-19 and Education
Despite the nation’s high rates of coronavirus infections, transitions, and deaths, many U.S. schools reopened for the fall semester. Some school di…
#SaludTues Tweetchat 9/8: Juntos, We Can Stop COVID-19!
COVID-19 continues to disproportionately impact Latinos, killing over 33,000 and hospitalizing many more. To improve Latino health, we must take actio…
New Latino-Focused Campaign: Juntos, We Can Stop COVID-19!
COVID-19 continues to disproportionately impact Latinos, killing over 33,000 and hospitalizing many more of our mothers, fathers, children, and grandp…
Report: U.S. ‘Failed Miserably’ in Policy Response to COVID-19, But Has a Path Forward for Future Pandemics
U.S. leaders have “failed miserably” in planning and executing a cohesive national response to COVID-19, which has killed over 170,000 people here…
California Assembly Passes Flavored Tobacco Ban
More and more, new research shows that smoking and vaping is associated with a substantially higher risk of COVID-19 progression. Worse, this comes at…
Coronavirus and its Destructive Impacts on Rural Communities
Latino farmworkers living in rural communities are experiencing some of the most devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic. These laborers are e…
9/1 #SaludTues: Healthy Minds for Latino Families Amid COVID-19
Nearly 1 in 4 Latinos reported that the Coronavirus pandemic was affecting their mental health, according to an April 2020 poll. Of those surveyed man…
38,367 Speak Up for Healthier Nutrition Guidelines!
Thank you to the 38,367 people—including over 800 Salud America! members—who submitted public comments for better nutrition and limited added suga…