To learn more about Salud America! or to request an interview with a Latino childhood obesity researcher, contact Communications Coordinator Cliff Despres at 210-562-6517 or despres@uthscsa.edu.
For more info, see our Salud America! Fact Sheet or visit our Latino health blog.
News Releases/Reports:
Salud America! In the News
- Houston Chronicle, 1/6/12
Op-Ed: Obesity Epidemic is Growing among Latino Youth
- Fox News Latino, 10/8/11
Organizations Strive to Solve the Latino Childhood Obesity Epidemic
- Huffington Post, 9/16/11
Latino Childhood Obesity: Seeking Solutions At Home And At School
- Latina Style Magazine, Summer 2011
Nutrition: Joining the Fight against Childhood Obesity
- Latinoteca.com, 5/16/11
Salud America! features ¡Salud, familia! Program in Quarterly Newsletter
- Dos Gildas, 12/30/10
Changing the World One Bite at a Time
- The City Project Blog, 9/23/10
Salud America! Latino Child Obesity Video Wins Awards
- SaludToday Blog, 9/16/10
Salud America! Grantee Gets $12M Award to Fight Early Childhood Obesity
- SaludToday Blog, 7/26/10
Latina Author Lauds Salud America! Latino Childhood Obesity Video
- CHC Radio, 6/23/10
Dr. Amelie Ramirez: Conversations on Health Care
- San Antonio Express-News, September 2009
Obesity called a threat to national security
- KSAT-12 TV, San Antonio, September 2009
S.A. Hosting Childhood Obesity Summit
- RWJF, September 2009
Salud America! investigator studying healthy eating
- Florida State University News, August 2009
FSU researcher to study obesity in Latino children
- The Coalition Voice newsletter (page 12), January 2008
Salud America! Research Network to Fight Latino Childhood Obesity
- San Antonio Business Journal, Sept. 14, 2007
Health Science Center receives $5.2 million grant to fight childhood obesity
