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Cars HealthAndWellness Latino

Toyota’s Community Service Announcement Targets Hardest Hit Communities In Fight Against COVID-19

Statistics show that COVID-19 disproportionately impacts African American and Hispanic communities in the U.S. High-profile celebrities including Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer and Lupita Infante share message on taking precautions, steps on prevention As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the lives of millions of Americans from rural towns to cities, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) has […]

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En Español HealthAndWellness Latino

NAMI Releases Spanish-language COVID-19 Mental Health Guide

Today the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, released the Spanish-language edition of the NAMI COVID-19 Information and Resources Guide, NAMI COVID-19 Información y Recursos. This guide addresses frequently asked questions and lists resources available in Spanish. NAMI understands the need for culturally relevant COVID-19-related information and resources […]

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Entertainment HealthAndWellness Music

SBS Entertainment Announces ‘Mi Casa Es Tu Casa Live Music Series’

This exclusive one-hour commercial-free live music series is designed to entertain and support the Hispanic community during the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. Pitbull and Calibre 50 will kick-off the series respectively, with an exclusive live audio stream performance across some of SBS’s top-ranked stations and LaMusica app on April 24. The star-studded line-up includes top Regional […]

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HealthAndWellness

Blue Shield of California’s BlueSky Launches “New State of Mind”

BlueSky, DoSomething.org help teens manage stress and anxiety while coping with the COVID-19 crisis and other social pressures Blue Shield of California has teamed up with DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people and social change in the nation, to develop a first-of-its-kind mental health guide to help youth cope with stress and anxiety during […]

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HealthAndWellness

Murphy Medical Associates Offers Coronavirus Immunity Testing Without Physician Order

The Goal is to keep people healthy and hospital free. Murphy Medical Associates today announced it will be providing immunity testing for SARS CoV2 Immunoglobulins at www.CoronaTestCT.com. As the first Drive Thru test center for Novel Coronavirus SARS CoV2 on the East Coast, Murphy has both medical schools and local towns volunteering to help flatten […]

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En Español HealthAndWellness Latino

Dad and Daughter Develop Family Bingo “La Loteria” Activity to Help Families Learn More about COVID-19

COVID-19 Bingo is latest free resource from National Alliance for Hispanic Health “My daughter and I were playing La Loteria (a traditional picture driven Bingo game) and we thought it might be a great way to help other kids understand COVID-19. So it became a family project resulting in a new version of Bingo (La […]

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Cars HealthAndWellness

Kia Motors Producing Protective Face Shields For Use By Healthcare Workers

Assembly of Personal Protective Equipment at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Expands Kia’s “Accelerate the Good” Efforts to Help People Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic -Donations set to begin this week in the area surrounding West Point, Georgia, followed by deliveries to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency as well as medical facilities in Southern California and […]

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HealthAndWellness

Slower Clearance of Coronavirus Infection May Explain Why Men Fare Worse Than Women

Researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine may have solved a mystery surrounding the novel coronavirus pandemic: Why men infected by the virus generally show more severe symptoms and are more likely than women to die from COVID-19. In collaboration with the Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Mumbai, India, the […]

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En Español HealthAndWellness Latino

LULAC Launches #AyudaEnEspañol Initiative To Provide Critical, COVID-19-Related Resources In Spanish

With Support from Partner Hornitos® Tequila, Initiative Aims to Deliver a Comprehensive Information Kit  to Spanish-Speaking Communities Across the Country The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the oldest and largest Hispanic organization in the United States, with the support of long-standing partner Hornitos® Tequila, today announced the launch of #AyudaEnEspañol (#HelpinSpanish), a resource kit […]

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En Español HealthAndWellness Latino

Solis Health Plans and PrimeCare Family Medical Centers to Hold Contactless Drive-Thru Food Drive

Friday, April 17th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Across the U.S., many people are struggling to obtain basic necessities to help get them through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Solis Health Plans and PrimeCare Family Medical Centers, in partnership with organizers Commissioner Esteban “Steve” Bovo Jr., Mayor of Miami Lakes Manny Cid, and Farm Share, are ready to help South Florida with […]

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Cross/Strength Training Fit Fridays

Ride with Me – Reasons Why I Love My Peloton

pel•o•ton /ˈpe-lə-ˌtän/ n. The main group of riders in a race. Riders in a peloton work together, conserve energy and perform better because of one another. Earlier this year I gifted myself to a Peloton bike. I missed doing cardio workouts, and after I had my child, I knew I needed a cardio machine at home. As […]

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Fit Fridays Running

5 THINGS NYC RUNNERS NEED TO DO TO IN ORDER TO STAY HEALTHY

If running was as easy as putting on a pair of shoes and heading outside, everyone would be doing it. Truth is, it’s a high impact sport with a ton of other environmental factors to consider. Staying healthy while running, plus avoiding pain and injury, is no easy feat! Nor is it particularly easy on […]

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Maternity Parenting

Bilingual Language from Birth – MontiKids Tips

Teaching the little one Spanish is a goal of mine. Although, Spanish is not the primary language in our household, it is practiced daily with the little one. This include songs in Spanish, prayers and books in Spanish. Monti Kids has a wonderful blog post on 4 Ways to Support Bilingual Language From Birth “There […]

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Parenting

7 Pumpkin Activities for Toddlers via Monti Kids

Halloween is an exciting time for children: pumpkin decorations, the beginning of fall, the drama of costumes, the adventure of trick-or-treating, and the sweetness of candy. For the littlest children, however, it can also get a bit overwhelming. For some children, costumes can be confusing and scary and Halloween candy can be very stimulating! What […]

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HealthAndWellness

Be Wary of Calories When Eating Out

In today’s busy world, Americans are eating and drinking about one-third of their calories away from home. In general, foods prepared away from home provide more calories, sodium, and saturated fat than meals consumed at home. This makes it important to know your options, so you can make the best food choices for you and your family […]

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Books HealthAndWellness Maternity Parenting

Rachel Hollis Refuses to be Torn Down by the Lies Women Always Tell Themselves

Girl, Wash your Face:Stop believing the lies about who you are so you can become who you were meant to be Life is not perfect. It’s dirty, ugly and there’s a constant struggle to live up to society’s unrealistic expectations, especially for women. But Rachel Hollis – founder of TheChicSite.com and CEO of Chic Media, […]

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Maternity Parenting

Vme TV launches new season of TuBebé with Alessandra Villegas

Vme TV (Vme Media Inc) announces the premiere of the second season of their hit show TuBebé with Alessandra Villegas.  The new season premiered in the U.S. on Tuesday, February 26 at 10:30 am EST/ 7:30 am PST. The episodes will air every Tuesday and Thursday at the same hour. “We are thrilled with this fresh […]

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HealthAndWellness Tips Tuesdays

Food Safety Precautions During Power Outages

It’s winter of 2019 and parts of the country are already experiencing extreme weather conditions and power outages. In fact, a power outage can happen at any time, and it can affect the safety of your food. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reminds you that the best way to ensure that food stays safe is to […]

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Beauty HealthAndWellness Travel Thursdays Travel Tuesdays

Curacao Brings Free Makeovers & Gifts to Latino Women in LA

Curacao Foundation, a non-profit from Curacao, the largest Hispanic-centric retailer on the West Coast serving diverse communities across Southern California, is bringing free makeovers and special gifts to tens of women and mothers in Los Angeles in the 2019 Curacao’s “Because You Are Loved” Event –– all in time to celebrate Valentine’s Day! Curacao continues […]

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HealthAndWellness

StarKist® Tuna Creations® Pouch Line Gets Fancy with Asian Inspired Flavors

StarKist Co. is proud to announce an addition of flavors to its line of Tuna Creations® single serve pouches: Tuna Creations® BOLD Spicy Korean Style with Gochujang; Tuna Creations® BOLD Red Curry with Coconut, and Tuna Creations® Ginger Sesame. This latest innovation allows tuna lovers to expand their horizons with adventurous new flavors, which are […]