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Sep- 2019 -27 September#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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26 September#NNPA BlackPress
Check out these 7 Black woman-owned wellness businesses in Indy
INDIANAPOLIS RECOREDER — As the quest for wellness continues to influence how we conduct decisions surrounding our health, it’s no…
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26 September#NNPA BlackPress
Black Mental Health & Criminal Justice Reform
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — During the recent Labor Day Holiday Weekend, hundreds of Black men, from around the country and abroad,…
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25 September#NNPA BlackPress
Martin Center celebrates 50 years of service to sickle cell patients
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease. The…
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25 SeptemberHealth
Black Maternal Health Crisis Prompts Politicians, Providers To Act
THE AFRO — One previous cesarean section, a five-page written plan outlining post-delivery care for her oldest child and around 12…
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25 September#NNPA BlackPress
Governor Signs Bradford Bill on Insurance Diversity
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 534, authored by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena).…
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24 September#NNPA BlackPress
Despite Challenges of Sickle Cell Disease, Cameron Thedford Inspires
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — When others seem to be having a bad day, Cameron Thedford, a 20-year-old University of Alabama at…
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24 September#NNPA BlackPress
Seeking to help people at greatest risk from climate change
BLACK VOICE NEWS — Californians have faced droughts, heat waves, wildfires and other climate-fueled crises that seem to break records every…
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24 September#NNPA BlackPress
Millions of diabetes patients are missing out on Medicare’s nutrition help
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — The estimated 15 million Medicare enrollees with diabetes or chronic kidney disease are eligible for the benefit,…
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23 September#NNPA BlackPress
D.C. Has Nation’s Second-Lowest Uninsured Rate: Census Bureau
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Census Bureau released this week its annual report on health insurance coverage, showing that while nearly…
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