Welcome to Latinos Living Healthy!
Wondering what the LULAC health festival is like? Check out this web page!
In the DC - MD - VA area? Get ready for the second national LULAC health festival in May 2012!
For more information, contact the LULAC National Office at 202-833-6130.
Background Information
As part of its commitment to eliminating discrimination towards Hispanics in all areas of health and human services the League of United Latin American Citizens is spearheading the Latinos Living Healthy Initiative in an effort to reduce obesity among vulnerable populations. Through this initiative, LULAC seeks to enable children of all races, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds and geographic locations to have access to nutrition information, healthy and affordable foods, and safe spaces to engage in physical activities.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Did you know that more than 1 in 5 Mexican American children and adolescents are obese? In an effort to combat the obesity epidemic among Latinos in the United States, LULAC, in alliance with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has launched the Latinos Living Healthy Initiative: Addressing Childhood Obesity. Childhood obesity demands immediate and ongoing attention; through sound policy solutions, increased awareness and advocacy at the local, state and federal levels, LULAC seeks to empower Latino families with resources to change their lives now for a better tomorrow.
Since the 1980s, the rate of obese children has tripled, disproportionately impacting Hispanic children along the way. Through this initiative, LULAC continues to mobilize grassroots networks of Latino community advocates. As vocal and vibrant participants in the public health policy process, these health advocates will raise their local health and nutrition issues to state and federal platforms with the following priorities:
1. removing obstacles that hinders access to healthy and affordable foods
2. create safe spaces for physical activity; and
3. strengthen the Latino community’s voice in local and federal debates around health, nutrition and childhood obesity
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The Weight of the Nation Documentary
The Walmart Foundation
With support from a longtime LULAC partner, Wal-Mart, the Latinos Living Healthy initiative expanded significantly over the past year! Through this exciting collaboration, LULAC seeks to empower diverse communities across the nation with information about healthy food options in the United States and Puerto Rico. LULAC's overarching strategy addresses the alarming health disparities among Latinos through interactive and dynamic experiences, including one-on-one workshops, community health festivals, and a public education campaign. This Latinos Living Healthy initiative will include:
- Three health education workshops in New York City, Los Angeles and San Antonio that are free and open to the public
- One workshop at the 2012 LULAC National Convention in Orlando that is free and open to the public
- Two online webinars that are free and open to the public
- Two community education festivals in San Juan, Puerto Rico and in the District of Columbia
- A public education campaign utilizing print and new media to educate LULAC’s network of 135,000 volunteer members organized into 900 councils and 56 community technology centers
When it comes to foods purchased at grocery stores, cooked and prepared at home, or eaten outside the home, LULAC emphasizes the importance of associating the healthy choice with the easy choice. In addition to empowering consumers with information about healthy food options, this initiative encourages families to be active! The Latinos Living Healthy campaign motivates neighborhoods across the nation to exercise, encourages people to build nutritious eating habits into their daily routines, and strengthens the capacity of local leaders to bring key messages to their immediate communities.
