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August 22, 2024
February 20, 2008. A new report on the health status of one of the nation’s heaviest concentrations of Latinos found a striking level of adult obesity – higher than in the rest of the nation – and therefore a greater disease risk, particularly for diabetes but also for heart disease and some cancers. The study, […]
August 22, 2024
July 31 – August 1, 2008. By all accounts, the first-ever national gathering of researchers and community members focused specifically on cancer in Latinos served as a ground-breaking event. Billed as the inaugural National Latino Cancer Summit, the cutting-edge conference – Science Meets Service, Moving Forward Together – drew 325 registrants from across the United […]
August 22, 2024
December 11, 2008. Set for launch in early 2009, a national Redes En Acción public awareness campaign will encourage Latinos to learn more about how they can protect themselves from cancer. Six new PSAs (public service announcements) – produced by Redes En Acción in both Spanish and English – will be disseminated to television stations […]
August 22, 2024
July 30, 2008. Redes En Acción celebrated its eighth year of success in promoting Latino cancer research, training and awareness with the first National Steering Committee (NSC) meeting ever conducted outside the initiative’s San Antonio National Network Center. The 8th Annual NSC Meeting, which was moved to San Francisco so that its location and timing […]