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Federal Judge Says Health Insurance Companies Don’t Have to Cover Preventive...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire In a big blow to health insurance in the U.S., a federal judge has ruled that insurers no longer have to pay for preventive care services like cancer and heart disease...
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Celebrate Earth Day All Around the East Bay
By StopWaste.org Happy Earth Month! Whether you’re interested in learning how to get started with worm composting, how to electrify your home, reduce wasted food, or build healthy soil, there’s a way...
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Marin Ranked Healthiest County in State
Despite retaining top spot, work continues to tackle inequities San Rafael, CA – Marin County again has been ranked the healthiest of California’s 58 counties because of its relatively low burden of...
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Women’s History Month Month – Soroptimist International of Vallejo Celebrates...
The Mission – Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. Soroptimist...
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PRESS ROOM: Walgreens Eases Anxiety for Senior Shoppers with Monthly Seniors Day
Walgreens COVID-19 Pulse Check finds Seniors are Less Socially Active Now than Before the Pandemic and Seeking Confidence in Socializing DEERFIELD, Ill. — Today Walgreens unveils The Walgreens COVID-19...
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Action Required: Medi-Cal Renewal Process Is Underway Across California
McKenzie Jackson California Black Media Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal should keep an eye out for a yellow envelope in their mailbox over the next 14 months. The Medi-Cal eligibility of over 15.4...
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OP-ED: The Obesity Crisis Is Not a Hopeless Fight for Black America
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Whether we accept it or not, obesity continues to be a complex, chronic disease that kills thousands of Black Americans every year. Indeed, nearly half of Black Americans...
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OP-ED: The Obesity Crisis Is Not a Hopeless Fight for Black America
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Whether we accept it or not, obesity continues to be a complex, chronic disease that kills thousands of Black Americans every year. Indeed, nearly half of Black Americans...
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Hospital Closures, Cuts in Services Loom for Some Communities. How the State...
By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Five months after declaring a fiscal emergency and predicting that they’d run out of funds by early this year, officials at San Benito County’s only hospital said they have...
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The Case Against SB357: Black, Vulnerable and Trafficked
PART 7 – Not all Sexual Exploitation is Equal and Black Girls Get the Worst of It By Tanya Dennis and Vanessa Russell Facts and reality establish that passing SB 357 and similar legislation harms...
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Marin’s Approach on Mental Health: Increase Awareness to Decrease Stigma
Marin HHS and partners offer educational events throughout May San Rafael, CA — Local and global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, household economic instability, racial inequality, wars abroad,...
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Task Force Recommends Breast Cancer Screening Should Begin at Age 40
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia According to a new draft recommendation statement, the US Preventive Services Task Force proposes that women with an...
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Public Health Officer Sounds Alarm on Rising Rates of Syphilis in Women,...
By Bay City News Sonoma County is seeing “alarming” increases in congenital syphilis and is urging pregnant residents to access prenatal care as soon as possible and asking care providers to increase...
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As Rising Seas Disrupt Toxic Sites, Communities of Color Are at Most Risk
By Kara Manke UC Berkeley News As rising seas threaten to flood hundreds of toxic sites along the California coast, the risk of flood-related contamination will fall disproportionately on the state’s...
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Mayor Breed’s Statement on the Partnership With the State to Disrupt Fentanyl...
San Francisco — Today Mayor London N. Breed released the following statement about Governor Newsom’s commitment to support addressing fentanyl trafficking in San Francisco. The Governor released more...
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Jamie Foxx Reportedly Recovering At Rehabilitation Center
Jamie Foxx is reportedly recovering at a rehabilitation center in Chicago. Foxx’s family members were photographed arriving at the rehabilitation center this week, according to TMZ. On May 12, Foxx’s...
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Ambitious New Initiative Strives To Dismantle The Poverty Trap In Memphis
By David Waters Geoffrey Canada, president of the Harlem Children’s Zone, addressed in a launch of More for Memphis, an ambitious community development initiative to improve social and economic...
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OP-ED: Why Are We Leaving Black Women’s Health Behind?
By Dr. Donna Christensen, Debra Fraser-Howze, Shavon Arline-Bradley Although Black women make up 7.7% of the total U.S. population, we have the highest rates of obesity in the country. Sixty percent of...
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Rise in Abductions of Black Girls in Oakland Alarms Sex-Trafficking Survivors
By Tanya Dennis Within the last 30 days there have been seven attempted kidnappings or successful abductions of Black girls in Oakland. Survivors of human trafficking who are now advocates are not...
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Parent Complaints of Moldy Lunches at Duncanville Middle School
By Raven Jordan | Dallas Weekly In a photo shared earlier this month in a Facebook post, a parent complained of moldy lunch items being served to her daughter at a Duncanville middle school. The...
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