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A new Spanish-language podcast, "Su Salud al Día," puts the focus on varied health issues impacting Utah's Latino community.

Sponsored by several nonprofits, one of the key aims is to break the stigma surrounding mental health issues.

The podcast will cover a range of health-related topics, though, and feature Spanish-speaking experts from many fields.

SALT LAKE CITY — Too often, suicide and mental health in the Latino and Spanish-speaking communities are treated as taboo topics, subjects to be avoided.

"That is something that they don't talk about," said Edwin Espinel, public information officer for the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.

Silence can perpetuate such problems, though, and in a bid to put the spotlight on the varied health issues impacting Utah

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