Health & fitness

Health & Fitness

Latinas at Home

Latinas at Home

Like many other American women, modern Latinas struggle to balance work, home, family and love. Unlike many other Americans,Latinas struggle.

Latino diabetes rates continue to be high

Acculturation is a factor in diabetes

study shows Americanization of lifestyle creates unhealthy eating habits, diabetes

Healthy children, longer lives

St. Vincent de Paul program teaches parents and kids to live healthier

Concilio Latino de Salud: Prevention resource

Concilio Latino de Salud's programs help Latinos, the homeless, gay and lesbian, and prisoners

Family & Health Resources

AASK, Aid to Adoption of Special Kids

ASCC, Association for Supportive Child Care

American Cancer Society

Arizona 2-1-1 Online, vital and emergency information

Arizona Early Intervention Program, serving children birth to three

Arizona Childcare

Arizona Head Start Association, advocate organization for children, families

Arizona Department of Health Services

Birth to Five Helpline, Offering Parenting Resources for Families with Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers.

Chicanos Por La Causa
, a statewide community development organization

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

American Heart Association

Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research

WebMD, online medical information site

Andrew Weill, M.D., nationally recognized Arizona wellness expert

Valle del Sol, nonprofit, community-based organization

Free event offers info for addiction

The Art of Recovery – Dance to the Music of Life is a free event offering education and resources for families whose members are struggling to overcome addiction and other personal problems.

Presented in celebration of National Recovery Month, the event is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 in Hall E at the Phoenix Civic Plaza. Counselors, agencies, treatment facilities, outpatient clinics, marriage and family therapists will be on site to provide information about their services. Specialists in other areas such as eating disorders, gambling addiction, and financial recovery/credit restoration, tax issues, educational opportunities, legal advice and more will also be available.

Workshops will also cover topics from problem gambling and intervention to the parent/teen relationships and medical rights.

For more information, visit www.artofrecoveryexpo.com or call (480) 767-7880.

Family

Persistence of memory

Persistence of memory

It takes commitment to preserve a family's history, but payoff comes generations later

Stepping up to fatherhood

Stepping up to fatherhood

DADDY’S GIRLS

DADDY’S GIRLS

Sportswriter Paul Coro says some people might think that because he’s a guy, he would prefer having boys as children.

HIGH-FIVES FOR A HERO

HIGH-FIVES FOR A HERO

Fightfighter Daniel Valenzuela shares his parenting experience

A Spirit of Generosity

A Spirit of Generosity

'Our mom was really ahead of her time and probably the most generous woman I know.'

Dating & Relationships

Ides of Amor

Ides of Amor

Valentine’s Day romantic getaways and amorous things to do in Arizona

Latinas in love

Latinas in love

Latinas and their relationships with men are changing from earlier generations as they juggle love, dating, family and careers.

Najera Nites - Computer L - O - V - E

A heart-felt search for Latinos among online dating sites

Romance RX

'Love Doctors' prescribe truthfulness, commitment and a healthy dose of laughter

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