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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri size=3>FYI - an excellent video.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri size=3>Jennifer<BR><BR>>>> "Tobey, Lauren" <Lauren.Tobey@oregonstate.edu> 5/23/2010 10:02 AM >>></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">A colleague sent me the link for the Salud America! award winning video.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">It's captivating and will only take 6 minutes of your time:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Lauren Tobey, MS, RD<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Interactive county maps on U.S. Latino population</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR>The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, has updated its interactive maps and database on the Latino population in the nation's more than 3,100 counties.<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt399V_TA8mmjXRGBPMbXhPtbQlLhjwwU2AU0TTqNPgqRtHeuH39iZHbc0edisx-kHh44rJh_7LEdLAMKjhx8j8pq8yzBeZAVKBibwc4bnDL7JX-pvpjEqA6NOkhKA-54vM=" target=_blank>Maps</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Health reform's impact on obesity</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR>A new report from the Center for American Progress highlights provisions in the recent health care reform law with "the potential to address childhood obesity," including menu labeling.<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt1AGbrWsNwngy9hLnw9micT0qKyPQmbuKHCy7mEj6FqKN02yrYiD0V4gtNotFBDLeanfVR91mfSrxzf_UQuac4bysOGwsEwUoFMRRt8_fqaNZVabrVpNNyp_spa-bNrZbDY-MkhkJsGiDHQbW9Zfa-GHJwyXFl16uq0i6snjznm5HuPZL8kl4mX" target=_blank>Report</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Blog on Latino health, childhood obesity</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR>The team behind <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Salud America!</SPAN></EM> produces a blog, called SaludToday, focusing on Latino child and adult health, including Latino cancer and childhood obesity.<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt2pXcm39LBM5X7DUtYod4aITWaseBU1jqJ7TlrgqWoI-DOmkwQcgjBWXTI0oZqPRg1FZ2YpZVW9F_5Uof-pKUjUI1JPq7UPQzY3BrCtVzSfEXbWGzxGv0ES" target=_blank>SaludToday Blog</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #000099; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">LATINO CHILDHOOD OBESITY RESEARCH</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000099; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> <BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Obesity prevalence climbs nationwide, especially among Latinos</SPAN></STRONG><BR>The prevalence of obesity among 10- to 17-year olds climbed 10 percent nationwide, according to a study in the <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine</SPAN></EM>, <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">OregonLive</SPAN></EM> reports. Adolescent obesity rates pushed above 20 percent in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, compared with a low of 9.6 percent in Oregon. Being Latino increased the risk of obesity by 76 percent, and being black increased the risk by 71 percent.<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt2oblWt1yMQX-Tpjkdbx8hKZ4C47a9ymAvmhAzR7m2L8YLFhdRzv_B2lpnulzNe3bzGBGZ8yWVVfxmxnmzJMtOAD5v8hbKi9L06xb0E2N0w0bs1fBFg7E83tfEeiiOs3YgI73PTfCTiPljzOkyZvTPZ" target=_blank>Journal Article</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Weight rises for pregnant women and newborns, especially Latinos</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR>Babies are being born with more body fat while pregnant women's body mass index (BMI) is rising, especially among Latinos, a new study shows. The study, presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, analyzed 74,000 births from 1990-2005. Over that span, mothers from all racial/ethnic groups gained weight. Yet Latinas had a greater increase in pregnancy weight gain (54%) than whites (47%) and blacks (51%), and Latinas' maternal BMI was higher. Latino newborns were more likely to have higher rates of newborn body fat.<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt2R8Ua4k7Tpv0_-_ou5cTivzGAL4yseRuU8vo13cwixsTOL8jsGOdOg0oWZxPX7fOaTN1d8un20qobm4Nv--mlGkbJf8Ja0O0Wrx3G7H-6fR67iTXIHgKhcPMwjSYXPZ-_RlMVZ9QIeZDbnwx1SJQL9vQ3i4wUzF0TGI13uiPr65dkE9w2Gia3W8ka2n28kDsc=" target=_blank>News story</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Foreign-born, less-educated Latina moms have "pressuring" infant feeding style</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> <BR>Foreign-born, less educated Latina moms tend to believe that moms should always make babies finish a bottle, according to a study in <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Academic Pediatrics</SPAN></EM>. About 72 percent of 368 Latina moms believed that infant crying indicates hunger, and 53 percent believed in babies finishing bottles. Moms with this "pressuring" style tended to be foreign-born with less than a high school education. Early childhood obesity prevention should improve moms' responsiveness to infant cues, study researchers say. <BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt1EoOYJlPxDO2ZLlGvXCD-u-gctWaoeUJ_wU247LGlOH23rG2V59fOPZp1NlHF1C2KqB2CxLpNOOn-ggAHBXJA9-HEKjoBpHd-DY31_D8SuyVKu6-yfcmm5c6bhwZHgYNz0iectDwtq_fAeQYWS4zXJzHRKWHe7VEk=" target=_blank>Journal Article</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Overweight, obese children more likely to be bullied, regardless of race/ethnicity</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR>Overweight schoolchildren are 13 percent more likely to be bullied than are healthy weight children-60 percent more if they are obese, according to a new study in <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Pediatrics</SPAN></EM>. The bullying rate didn't change based on race/ethnicity, sex or family income. Study researchers say parents, teachers and caregivers should be aware of the risk. <BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt1xncwMi6BDRjO6BW9VCaMYgTj86vTE9K0whRV0htmBtQRcpP8Xx5HxcoqsGtzkaFfDhx9zivyFMOovqxZBGTSZ6Iqm7xr3XiAVPt5jU6VWrcCNxBocJcDGHmNp1_Vd_Ywav8zjdGTK8NHxC-lZzoV2yq7imH7QuW8Bwb5K7hh7EQ==" target=_blank>News Story</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #000099; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">LATINO CHILDHOOD OBESITY NEWS</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000099; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> <BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">White House task force issues report on fighting childhood obesity</SPAN></STRONG><BR>First Lady Michelle Obama recently revealed results of the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity: a 124-page report laying out 70 recommendations and a gentle warning that, while the federal government can't solve the obesity epidemic, it is prepared to take action where others don't, the <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Washington Post</SPAN></EM> reports.<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt2MBDfZS3nH6rtrx6AOD7ta6KnmpDSlEDTrrwvqFmEcBRf69-Ew2kHuCDWiklN6sYNS_5g0enPvt5yqDJ-lmdeAzD__32TEGcIsDfdEuTvLtmgYElEkdj9KwzbXYHCQ0MaJbpPk-4ze_lxmnTHesvjlpkfYLBfRpGMlX01WB0M5F_W9oi6IeeO-ZqV34-IWG1hbanIwtwfXRw==" target=_blank>News Story</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Video: Eduardo Sanchez discusses Latino childhood obesity</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR>Latino families and communities can take action to help reverse the epidemic among their children and adolescents, said Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, vice president and chief medical officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Watch a video of Dr. Sanchez detailing what Latinos should know-and do-about childhood obesity.<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt0_yDGSGUXcTVzayHXTjzogvIbVeRnqI8wmr9nPxv60aJGDMdUnbwtYw9jQ8bLElTSIqHLUICbM7dJd70yNz9ro-NQP124oj4hRy_H2qaiDzYmdX9quxrkQ3PCCYxkaCUbHe_VkRj09XJSK59TVI90Sb3_ZC8KYGi0=" target=_blank>Video</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Doctors don't discuss diet as much with obese Latino, black patients</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR>Only about half of obese Americans, and even fewer minorities, were advised by their doctors to cut down on fatty foods, according to the 2009 National Healthcare Disparities Report, the <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">L.A. Times</SPAN></EM> reports. The report showed that doctors discussed food choices with 52 percent of their obese white patients, compared to 45 percent of blacks and 42 percent of Latinos.<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt2hJYn3hW5D6vhgu04zA4qOQ2mALvBNtIT5as5ABIxRjZ_d-zexCWmJjXi2iR_78DlZGLqg26xU6N0gV_oVRAMe8F-ELW-UgXNAGIywVIBoesjhFBGE-0RNhd7GarlgfMZvADLUJkclN8bqVEouAAsGrwcktQctovVfR8y-lrnoYQ==" target=_blank>News Story</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Latino well-being highest in New Jersey, lowest in Alabama</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR>Latinos living in New Jersey had higher levels of well-being than Latinos in any other state, living eight years longer and making $7,000 more annually than Latinos in Alabama, where Latino well-being ranked lowest, according to a new report, the <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Wall Street Journal</SPAN></EM> reports.<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt1gtJVoPtoqWDK6SnM3vwI2c81slLuMUf9M7LnZ_6ra641L4Gi6Rl_6Q7eVBjHcWzAnW6qOq-Oj3awVm8bqY65cK53YQXW-rtdwCsEE1AQZNeewuInYj19KQMkA3UfEtsExzJhi1Z8cystmHFZqcu3oK_aJD4JqTgSFMGUgwOIcIMqGygbgX83rgUsewOIlq4yD21xc5LuVTQ==" target=_blank>News Story</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Food pyramid reshaped for Latino tastes</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR>The classic food pyramid has been reshaped for Latino, Asian and Mediterranean tastes by a research group called Oldways Preservation Trust, <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">NBC Chicago</SPAN></EM> reports. Public health officials can use the tool to reach U.S. Latinos, who have some of the highest obesity rates.<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt0o21lRcs6dXzTy2xcijtiP5vDWRugi8_CPG5Di-tuX7-uj0-E0Zszpf2zCPA37TJtTXH2Ek6mYiYXa93sFIPDJ9-OvDlP6XEN6hWlXYm2GJwB5oTa90sOdJb6AxbdOVO2kEU4f7AWZnKt9S1M8EuPT2XNNdDIpmuFDE81PLncWvQ==" target=_blank>News Story</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">How can Latinos shop healthy at bodegas?</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"><BR>Latinos face many challenges in shopping healthy at bodegas, according to a nutrition expert interviewed by <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">WABC-TV</SPAN></EM> in New York.When possible, consumers should focus on fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy, good quality oils and brown breads and rice, the expert said.<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103422995952&s=1689&e=001omG5rDY5Yt14pxKVVBbMN-gPnF_SeKacZvZeMAnz_9NvpPudBDDLUw0lRIikt4Kr8wiGssUpG_wFI6LdEoHTOe68y9A8aQuww-SglENvLXgMseKSyT_lU5fU-sh2K_wwZGakFSNvAHqqSXHa5Qrf-wshVgYUyfQlddE5KTyfqqnXimg4uhFrjw==" target=_blank>News Story</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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