Gabriela Mistral: First Latina to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature
Gabriela Mistral, born as Lucila Godoy Alcayaga in Chile, was the first Latina author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945. Her poems ex…
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Join Komen’s Patient Navigation Training Program
Susan G. Komen, a national breast cancer research and advocacy organization, has launched its Navigation Nation interactive learning community for pat…
#SaludTues 7/11/23: How Do Latino Children Benefit from Preschool?
Over 3.5 million children participated in early childhood programs as of 2020. Preschool and other early childhood education programs can greatly …
A Simplified Update on Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
It’s been nine months since President Biden announced his student loan forgiveness plan, and a lot has happened since. Whether you’re for or again…
Build Health Equity with AHA’s Online Lessons and Toolkits
The American Heart Association (AHA) is working to boost health equity through a variety of online health lessons, called EmPOWERED to Serve. EmPOWERE…
Child Literacy Concerns Following COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 certainly hurt the health of many, including Latinos. But the pandemic is also threatening the education of children, amid three years of sch…
What Does Latino Parenting Look Like Today?
From mental health to education and preparing children for adulthood, moms and dads have a lot to think about with how they parent. In fact, 40% of pa…
How Health Confianza is Improving Health Literacy in San Antonio
Health literacy is defined by the CDC as “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health informat…
5 Ways to Practice Healthy Social Media Habits
Social media plays a large role in society today. People use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Tik Tok and many other platforms as daily sources …
You Can Help Researchers Across Texas!
UT Health San Antonio and other Texas universities are looking for healthy adults age 18 and older to participate in research studies across the state…