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Pregnancy and Vaccination
The Marion County Public Health Department is joining other healthcare organizations in August to recognize National Immunization Awareness Month. This is the perfect time to understand the importance...
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Black Scientist/ Entrepreneur Develops New Sensual Health Supplement For Women
Spotlights inequalities and challenges faced by women; identifies gaps in women health and opportunities empowering women during every phase as their body changes. The internet has benefited almost...
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Pediatricians Asked to Fight Impact of Racism on Child Health
By Erica Wright The nation’s pediatricians are calling on members to help address the impact of racism on child and adolescent health. A recent American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement...
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What Local Parents Teach Their Children About Racial Bias
By Ameera Steward Wayne Richardson teaches his four children that everyone is the same. He tells them, “Know that you can’t look at any race, religion, creed and categorize it because, across the...
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Soul Steppers keep pace with themselves on regular walks
By Kristina Dixon BALDWIN HILLS — When you see a member of the L.A. Soul Steppers stepping through the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza get out of the way. The Soul Steppers are a walking club of about...
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IDFPR Announces Approved Cannabis Responsible Vendors
By The Chicago Defender The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation, Cannabis Control Section has approved 26 businesses as “Responsible Vendors”...
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Why is Suicide a Growing Problem in the Black Community?
The NNPA is taking a closer look at the stigma of mental illness in the African American community. This is part II in the series. Click here to view Part 1. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire...
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Maryland Communities and D.C. Receive Youth Homelessness Grants
By Gabrielle Wanneh Baltimore, Prince George’s County and the District of Columbia are among 23 communities receiving a total of $75 million in federal funds to combat youth homelessness. The $75...
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D.C. Has Nation’s Second-Lowest Uninsured Rate: Census Bureau
By WI Web Staff The Census Bureau released this week its annual report on health insurance coverage, showing that while nearly 2 million people nationwide are losing coverage and the nation’s uninsured...
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Millions of diabetes patients are missing out on Medicare’s nutrition help
By Phil Galewitz (Special from khn.org) — Louis Rocco has lived with diabetes for decades but, until he met with a registered dietitian in August, he didn’t know eating too much bread was dangerous for...
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Despite Challenges of Sickle Cell Disease, Cameron Thedford Inspires
By Ameera Steward When others seem to be having a bad day, Cameron Thedford, a 20-year-old University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) student majoring in physical therapy, is usually the one who can get...
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Governor Signs Bradford Bill on Insurance Diversity
By Sentinel News Service Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 534, authored by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena). This bill expands current definitions in California’s Insurance...
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Black Maternal Health Crisis Prompts Politicians, Providers To Act
By Ambriah Underwood WASHINGTON — One previous cesarean section, a five-page written plan outlining post-delivery care for her oldest child and around 12 weeks of natural childbirth classes still...
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Martin Center celebrates 50 years of service to sickle cell patients
By Tyler Fenwick Julie Daniels lucked out when her mother took her to the pediatrician when she all of the sudden couldn’t bear any weight as a 1-year-old, even after learning how to walk. The...
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Black Mental Health & Criminal Justice Reform
By Carma Henry During the recent Labor Day Holiday Weekend, hundreds of Black men, from around the country and abroad, descended upon Miami, Florida with a shared goal: attend Black Enterprise’s annual...
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Check out these 7 Black woman-owned wellness businesses in Indy
By Victoria Beaty As the quest for wellness continues to influence how we conduct decisions surrounding our health, it’s no surprise that Indianapolis’ wellness scene is growing, mostly due to...
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The Trump Effect — Is this administration a present danger to the Black psyche?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Vast segments of the psychiatric community, including the editorial staff of Psychology Today, and the eminent Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee, have expounded on the potential harm of the...
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Healthy Living Depends On Location
THE AFRO — Did you know that where you live determines how long and how well you’ll live? In news that probably won’t surprise you, folks in the South, regardless of race, and Blacks nationwide have...
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National Hook-up of Black Women installs local members
DAYTONA TIMES — The National Hook-Up of Black Women, Inc. (NHBW) was organized in 1974 during the fourth Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend in Washington, D.C., as a national forum to...
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PRESS ROOM: LA County Department of Mental Health Announces Partnership with...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) announced a multi-year partnership focused on...
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