HEALTH

Vme TV Launches Campaign to Improve Health Education and Promote a Healthier Lifestyle among Hispanics in the United States

MIAMI, FL – April 8, 2015 – (HISPANICIZE WRE) – Vme TV, the only national Spanish-language television network in the United States affiliated with public television stations, has launched a public education campaign to promote healthier lifestyles and improve health literacy among Hispanic Americans. The campaign, sponsored by UnitedHealthcare, consists of a series of video… Continue Reading

During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE Reveals Critical Survey Findings about Hispanic Women and the Disease

— LUNG FORCE is a new national movement aimed at fighting lung cancer in women —

Bringing Health And Social Impact Closer To The Community: An Evening Of Entrepreneurship And Innovation In The Bronx

— Join us during Diabetes Awareness Month as we celebrate health advocates and entrepreneurs trying to put an end to the obesity epidemic —

(Spanish) Un médico declara que las muertes por cáncer cerebral deben servir como un llamado de atención

SOUTH MIAMI, FL – 1 de julio de 2014 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Los tumores cerebrales ocupan el segundo lugar entre las causas más comunes de los fallecimientos debidos al cáncer, entre los hombres de 20 a 39 años. Ocupa el quinto lugar entre las causas más comunes del cáncer entre las mujeres del mismo… Continue Reading

Amputee Coalition Releases Guide to Help Spanish-Speakers Adapt to Limb Loss

MANASSAS, VA – January 15, 2015 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – The Amputee Coalition has released a Spanish translation of First Step: A Guide to Adapting to Limb Loss. The 2014 edition targets Hispanics, whose risk of developing diabetes and related complications is double that of non-Hispanic whites. “Type 2 diabetes is an epidemic in our… Continue Reading

Doctor Says Brain Cancer Deaths Should Be a Wake Up Call

Miami Neuroscience Center medical director says education is key to saving lives

American Heart Association Op-ed: It’s time to reduce Sugared Beverage Consumption

— By Eunice Sanchez-Mata, MD–

— American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate —

Holistic Spanish Health App Empowers Users and Those They Love

COLUMBIA, MD. – November 3, 2014 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Savvier Health, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of its holistic Spanish health empowerment app, Total en Salud. This app for iPhone and Android phones empowers users to take control of their health and play a vital role in preventing diseases that commonly affect… Continue Reading

American Heart Association and Latino Coalition for a Healthy California Lead Efforts to Protect Family Health by Establishing State-wide Sugar Sweetened Beverage Fee to Raise Funds for Health, Wellness

SACRAMENTO, CA – April 30, 2015 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – The Assembly Health Committee has the opportunity on May 5, to create a dedicated revenue source for California families to live healthier lives and to help reverse alarming health epidemics of diabetes and heart disease. A 2-cent-per-ounce health impact excise fee on sugary drinks is… Continue Reading