• Salsa, Sabor y Salud understands that big changes begin with small steps.

• Salsa, Sabor y Salud values Latino traditions and values. The program’s unique approach builds on Latino family values, experiences, traditions, language and cultural strengths. The cultural traditions make it easy.

• It enhances family time, creating opportunities for families to play, cook and eat together.

• Salsa, Sabor y Salud is a completely bilingual program.

• This program responds to the urgent need for education initiatives that effectively connect with and engage Latino families in daily choices that lead to a lifetime of “energy balance” and wellness.

• The program was developed for community based organizations, schools, clinics, wellness programs, and other agencies and organizations working with Latino families. It is flexible, allowing a variety of programs to create their own implementation strategies.

• Salsa, Sabor y Salud conveys important research based information by recognizing and valuing the contributions of Latinos to the global table.

• The two-day hands-on training provides participants with the tools and strategies they need to implement the Salsa, Sabor y Salud at their program.

• Salsa, Sabor y Salud received the 2007 American Dietetic Association/American Dietetic Association Foundation Presidents’ Circle Award for Best Nutrition Education.

Kraft Foods' $6MM commitment since 2002 has supported the development of the Salsa, Sabor y Salud curriculum and its implementation with local community partners in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, San Antonio, New York and New Jersey.

NLCI would also like to acknowledge our newest partner, Aetna Foundation for its generous support in the fight against childhood obesity. Their efforts will allow us to take the program into new communities.