A collaborative campaign against T2 Diabetes b/w Youth Speaks (@youthspeaks) & UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations (@ucsfcvp)
San Francisco, CA
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5 poets.
4 different stories.
1 common issue: #Type2diabetes.
Listen to the voices of our young poets who inspire us to look at the environmental and social factors that affect many communities across the U.S. thebiggerpictureproject.org
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"It is the individual's right & duty to make steps to making these beliefs reality. We believe the revolution is yours to lead."
Listen to the young poets' Health Justice Manifesto to demand & inspire for healthier communities via @BigPicCampaign
youtu.be/zjASMfhNW-w
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Students don’t want to just identify problems, they want to solve problems. Pathways to Policy, developed with @YLI, @UCSF_Plus, & @bigpiccampaign, gives kids a step-by-step guide to help them change the world! #Youth #Activism
Learn more: changelabsolutions.org/publi…
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Poet Gabriel Cortez on sugary drinks:
"Growing up in a country where soda is cheaper than clean water, I learned to drink like grandpa. Like Colón, Panama, like $14 billion dollars spent on soft drink advertising last year." #NationalPoetryDay
➡️salud.to/opentruth
Catch "Empty Plate" by Anthony Orosco featured at the Food & Farm Film Festival at the @roxietheater tomorrow! youtube.com/watch?v=dPCqE0Zn…
Join us for Free Breakfast at #lifeisliving this Saturday at 10am at Defremery Park! Want to show some extra love? Sign up to volunteer! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
It's that time of year again! Don't miss our annual Free Breakfast cooked by @510PK and featuring @destinyarts, Bigger Picture Poets, @EcologyCenter, @lapelanga, and Bill Jennings, a former Black Panther member who now maintains the Black Panther Party archive. Saturday at 10am!
While watching the World Cup, Dr. Dean Schillinger was reminded of the ongoing back-and-forth matchup between the soda industry and public health advocates: blogs.plos.org/speakingofmed…
Changing the Conversation about Diabetes: The Power of Youth Voices | NIDDK niddk.nih.gov/health-informa… via @NIDDKgov
From #NeverAgain to #MeToo, young people are raising their voices to create safer, healthier communities. Pathways to Policy, co-created by young people, provides a playbook of strategies for young people who want to change their world. thebiggerpictureproject.org/…
Looking for ways to help young people get involved in advocacy? Check out Pathways to Policy, a step-by-step guide for young people who want to create healthy change in their communities. thebiggerpictureproject.org/…
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RT @LindaLeaTV: Thank you @BigPicCampaign For highlighting this epidemic. 🙏We are killing our kids with bad food🍟🍕Please share. This is ‘Death Recipe’ youtube.com/watch?v=QOiPOSOG…
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A3: no doubt @bigpiccampaign is changing the conversation towards #type2diabetes and #sugarydrinks. See more from our youth poets featured in @JAMA! bit.ly/2IHhFYL #Saludtues #bigpiccampaign
Thanks so much to @SaludAmerica for the amazing conversation myself and Ryane Danials had a great time #bigpiccampaign
A9: Our spoken word videos have driven youth to voice their concerns towards T2D and engage in this public health movement! Watch our full videos here bit.ly/biggerpic #SaludTues #nonewtype2 #bigpiccampaign xitter.cf/SaludAmerica/status/98…
Q9: How can schools, health care facilities and other institutions help promote foods/drinks without added sugar? #SaludTues
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A8: Latina mom Gaby Medina is a bilingual “water promotora” who visits schools to inspire families to choose water over sugary drinks in #Colorado! salud.to/1SCmB09 #SaludTues @DeltaDentalCO @WestwoodUnidos @LauraSFuentes
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A8: Parents and caregivers can advocate for policy change! Congress and USDA play a big role in shaping school nutrition. Sign up for FoodCorps action alerts to stay informed! #SaludTues ht.ly/u5nd30jeITH
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And the vast majority of kids do not need these so-called special 'hydration' features of sports drinks. Water, too, is hydrating! #saludtues xitter.cf/healthyschools/status/…
A6: Sports and energy drinks are often marketed as healthy, but they can contain just as much sugar as soda. #SaludTues
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A7: Latinos WANT a #sugarydrink tax! This & more surprising findings from the new @Health4Americas survey: salud.to/2B7caSJ #SaludTues
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A7: How’d the @CityofBerkeley pass the nation’s 1st soda tax? Support from minority leaders like @DRX_CA of @Praxis_Project and communities of color! bit.ly/1Bryv4z #SaludTues
