Latinas in Connecticut are more likely than women of any other racial or ethnic background to have late or no prenatal care, and they also at risk of giving birth to preterm or low birth weight infants. Hartford’s Hispanic Health Council is improving maternal and child health in the state by connecting Latinas with high risk pregnancies with the health care, education, and services they need.
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The petition aims to protect Latino families from preventable neural tube defects by promoting informed consumer choices and incentivizing the industry to expand fortified options.
Un programa de UnidosUS, liderado por promotores de salud, busca reducir el hambre e inculcar hábitos de compra y alimentación saludables entre los latinos a través de educación nutricional y asistencia para la inscripción en el Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Programa Especial de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria para Mujeres, Infantes y Niños (WIC, por sus siglas en inglés).
UnidosUS’s program — led by community health workers (promotores de salud) — seeks to reduce hunger and instill healthy shopping and eating habits among Latinos through nutrition education and enrollment assistance in the SNAP and WIC.
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policies and projects that support the Latinx community.
