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On Wednesday, April 30, community members, organizations, and advocates from the Central Valley gathered at the Bakersfield American Indian He…
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Why Affordable Care Act preventive care matters for women, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community
Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management Inc., a case that questions the legality of Affo…
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Elena Cruz is a 45-year-old Afro-Boriqua woman and former sex worker who is passionate about working in harm reduction. She recently became on…
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As we approach the presidential elections on November 5, local and national entities are aiming to empower potential voters to cast their vote…
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Michael Diaz was 13 when he first experimented with drugs. Before that moment, he was a reserved teenager who had grown up in Chino, Californi…
Health
In general, Hispanics/Latinos have higher dietary sodium intake, lower dietary potassium intake, and higher rates of obesity compared with non-Hispanic whites. “When we eat meals, we don’t really think about sodium or salt, it’s such a small part of how we plan our meals, but in the long term we can see how this very small thing can have a huge effect on our health, said Mónica Acevedo, Program Manager of Public Health Advocates (PHA), a social justice nonprofit organization in LA.
Health
In general, Hispanics/Latinos have higher dietary sodium intake, lower dietary potassium intake, and higher rates of obesity compared with non-Hispanic whites. “When we eat meals, we don’t really think about sodium or salt, it’s such a small part of how we plan our meals, but in the long term we can see how this very small thing can have a huge effect on our health, said Mónica Acevedo, Program Manager of Public Health Advocates (PHA), a social justice nonprofit organization in LA.