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Enseñemos a los niños a comer saludable D
Teaching children about good nutrition
e acuerdo con estadísticas de los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades el 39.1% de los hispanos son obesos. Una de las razones de esto es que los jóvenes hispanos no están comiendo bien. Para ayudar a promover la alimentación saludable, el Consejo Nacional de La Raza recomienda educar a los jóvenes sobre la importancia de comer frutas y verduras. Especialistas sugieren que los padres enseñen a sus hijos acerca de los beneficios de llevar una alimentación saludable. Además, los expertos en salud recomiendan promover el ejercicio y las actividades al aire libre. Para ayudar a educar a los niños sobre la alimentación saludable, United Healthcare ha lanzado “La Isla de Salud y Diversión” de United Healthcare, una página web donde los niños pueden participar en juegos, mientras aprenden acerca de hábitos alimenticios saludables. El sitio ofrece herramientas divertidas que los padres pueden utilizar para educar a sus hijos sobre la importancia de comer frutas y verduras. Para visitar el sitio web, vaya a https://www. uhcrivervalley. com/kids/sp/index. html.
Commentary by Lilia Garcia Jimenez
ccording to Centers for Disease Control statistics, 39.1 percent of A Hispanics are obese. One reason for this is
that Hispanic young people aren’t eating right. To help promote healthy eating, the National Council La Raza recommends educating youngsters about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. Specialists suggest that parents teach their children about the benefits of healthy eating. In addition, health experts recommend promoting exercise and outdoor activities. To help educate children about healthy eating, United Healthcare has launched the United Healthcare’s Kids Healthy Fun Zone, a Web site where children can play games while learning about healthy eating habits. The site offers fun tools parents can use to educate their children about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. To visit the Web site, go to https://www. uhcrivervalley.com/kids/index.html.
Hermanas de la Caridad de Leavenworth
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth “They are the hands and feet of the ministries of the Catholic Church” By Edie R. Lambert
his year, Women’s History Month acquired a new dimension. Part of the annual celebration T of pivotal feminine figures in U.S. history is designated National Catholic Sisters Week. March 8-14 saw the first observance.
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is behind the initiative to recognize nuns “as resourceful, efficient and powerful agents of social change … educating our children, caring for the vulnerable, standing with the oppressed, promoting peace and advocating for justice.” The foundation was honoring the wishes of its eponymous founder who bequeathed the bulk of his fortune upon his death in 1979. In his will, Hilton directed the foundation to support “the Sisters, who devote their love and life’s work for the good of mankind.” The Kansas City area has seen its share of their good works. Since the settlement of this Midwest metropolis, women’s religious orders have nurtured, nursed, instructed, advocated, led and inspired in myriad capacities to powerful effect. “They are the hands and feet of the ministries of the Catholic Church,” said Rebecca Summers. “The sisters go into places, whether it’s the sick, immigrants or poor, not because the people they’re serving are Catholic, but because they’re women of faith, and their faith is directing them to do that. These women are heroes.” Summers, former communications director for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, is director of institutional advancement for Cristo Rey High School, which is sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The Catholic college preparatory high school is among more than a dozen “ ” Kansas City metro area ministries of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. All but two of the 37 sisters who live in extended community houses ste año, el Mes de la Mujer adquirió una nueva dimensión. Parte de la celebración anual de las figuras fundamentales femeninas en la historia de EE.UU. es designada la Semana Nacional de las Hermanas in Kansas City also involve themselves in a wide range of charitable and nonprofit programs; some of the sisters do double or triple duty. On Católicas. Del 8 al 14 de marzo tuvo lugar la primera celebración. La Fundación Conrad N. Hilton está detrás de la iniciativa para reconocer a las monjas “como agentes 2A> the Missouri side, their talented and benevolent presence is evident 2A>
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Identifican restos del vuelo malasio
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lunes, 24 de marzo, el primer ministro de Malasia, Najib Razak anunció que el vuelo MH370 aparentemente se estrelló en el Océano Índico y no hubo sobrevivientes del accidente. El 8 de marzo, el avión fue reportado como desaparecido. De acuerdo con Malaysian Airlines, el avión transportaba a 239 pasajeros, que incluían a miembros de la tripulación. En un comunicado, Razak dijo: “Basado en un nuevo análisis, Inmarsat y la AAIB han concluido que el MH370 voló por el corredor sur y que su última posición fue en medio del Océano Índico, al oeste de Perth. Éste es un lugar remoto, lejos de cualquier posible lugar de aterrizaje. Es por lo tanto, con profunda tristeza y pesar que debo informar que de acuerdo con estos nuevos datos, el vuelo MH370 2A>
Remains from Malaysian flight identified By Lilia Garcia Jimenez
n Monday (March 24), Malaysian Prime O Minister Najib Razak announced that Flight MH370 apparently had crashed into
the Indian Ocean and there were no survivors from the incident. On March 8, the plane was reported missing. According to Malaysian Airlines, the airplane was carrying 239 passengers, including crew members. In a statement, Razak said: “Based on their new analysis, Inmarsat and the AAIB have concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth. This is a remote location, far from any possible land2A>
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