In a recent guest column for the Rio Grande Guardian, our 2026 Healthy Communities fellow, Moises Arjona Jr., CEO of Unidos Contra La Diabetes, reflects on the challenges many families face in maintaining healthy diets.
“Everyone wants healthier communities for their neighbors and their families. But in communities like mine in the Rio Grande Valley, we have to ask an honest question: How can we achieve this goal when so many of us are battling the triple-threat of sugar addiction, chronic disease, and economic hardship all at once?”
His message underscores an important point: improving health outcomes requires not only awareness of healthy habits, but also creating environments where those habits are easier to achieve.
