Our students went on a field trip to SEEDS! This incredible organization partnered with us to host our students as they learned more about food insecurity, healthy eating without sacrificing cultural roots, and working in a team as they volunteered in gardening activities and made each other a delicious lunch meal. Root Causes member Elana …

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SALUD 2020 is off to a great start! We had our first ever orientation session and it was great to have so many parents involved and asking questions. Migrant Roots Media was our partner for helping to introduce the concepts of community and social justice to the students and Dr. Gaby Nagy worked with parents …

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June 15th, 2019 was the last day of SALUD 2019! It was a wonderful day. First, Migrant Roots Media talked to our students about the basic concepts of social justice by exploring the root causes of migration and the lived experiences of immigrants in the United States. This was a wonderful session – it gave …

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This past Saturday was our next-to-last session! I was especially excited for this as I had been looking forward to it all semester. After watching Harvest of Dignity, our students learned from a panel on a vulnerable population that faces many health and socioeconomic inequities – farmworkers. The panel consisted of Dr. Gayle Thomas, family …

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Not many pictures to post this time, but there’ll be more next time for sure! In session 9, students dove deeper into Adverse Childhood Events (ACE) and biculturalism. They explored how these stressors are linked (#correlationnotcausation) to negative coping strategies such as substance abuse and further delved into the devastating effects the war on drugs …

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We recently finished sessions 7 and 8 of SALUD! In the first session, the students learned about HIV disparities in the rural South, especially as it pertains to the Latinx community. Joaquín Carcaño and Judith Isabel Montenegro gave excellent talks and led discussions around safe sex, advocacy, and breaking down education barriers. In session 8, …

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Before I dive into SALUD’s mental health sessions, I want to share some thoughts. For the most part, mental illness – especially as it relates to depression/anxiety/trauma – is hard to see.It’s impossible to know the pain and suffering someone is experiencing on the inside.There are infinite reasons why someone might not seek the help …

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Late post, but last Saturday was the 4th session of SALUD! We started off with a presentation by Julian Xie trom Root Causes that explored obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stroke as a consequence of food insecurity/access/availability. We then went to the lab rooms to dive into the anatomy and physiology of the heart. We also had …

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Yesterday was SALUD Session 3! We started off with an excellent presentation by Elana Horwitz that got students thinking about the food system and food insecurity. The entire team appreciated how she repeatedly validated student experiences, questions, and comments. Afterwords, they broke up into small groups with Ana Gomez Dakota Douglas Anna Lytchakov and Lissa Neira to come up with interventions or presentations …

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Yesterday was session 2 of SALUD! It was very education-focused: students gained skills in breaking down and critically analyzing scholarly literature, were inspired by incredible people that shared their stories and strengths, (thanks Santiago, Eliana, Samantha, Carmen, Emily, and Rafeal!!!) and learned valuable information about college admissions and financial aid, thanks to the fantastic College Advising Corps (Patrick Cardel, Michael Choi, Girija Mahajan). …

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