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Website For more information, visit the Salud America website: http://salud-america.org/
Summary The obesity rate among U.S. children has tripled over the past three decades, and several age groups of Latino children have higher obesity rates than other ethnic groups. As such, Salud America! was established to develop a network of researchers, community leaders, groups and public and health activists to fight the childhood obesity epidemic among Latino children.
Principal Investigator Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH IHPR, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Co-Principal Investigator Kipling Gallion, MA IHPR, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Program Coordinators Patricia Chalela, DrPH, IHPR, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Kay Haverlah, IHPR, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Collaborators In progress
Location/Service Area A national program based at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Conclusions The network has aligned with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s thrust to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015 by improving access to affordable healthy foods and increasing opportunities for physical activity in schools and communities across the nation. Salud America! has developed the first-ever research priority agenda on Latino childhood obesity; used this agenda to fund and support 20 pilot research projects, each up to $75,000 each over two years; provide training and mentoring opportunities for funded pilot researchers; disseminate research findings, policies and applicable strategies to reduce Latino childhood obesity through publications, an E-Newsletter, E-Alert, Web site, a series of scientific conferences, the media, and other avenues. Go here for more details.
Publications In progress
