health
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Jan- 2020 -13 January#NNPA BlackPress
Help keep flu out of the classroom and protect your family from illness
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Parents can do their part to help keep germs out of the classroom. Jennifer Ponder, Ph.D.,…
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Sep- 2019 -30 September#NNPA BlackPress
PRESS ROOM: LA County Department of Mental Health Announces Partnership with Dodgers to Promote Mental Health Awareness
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles…
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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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