General Health
What Medical Documents Do I Need?
It is important that you have access to your medical information. When you go to your doctor, you should request a copy of your medical…
Community Blogs
Diabetes
What Is The Plate Method?
A doctor-approved meal plan will provide you with a great variety of food choices, and will control the distribution of calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat…
Diabetes
Health Literacy: A Prescription To End Confusion
The Institute of Medicine reports that ninety (90) million people in the United States, nearly half the population, have difficulty understanding and using health information.…
Diabetes
Medical Adherence
Two-thirds of all Americans fail to take any or all of their prescription medications. Almost 29% of Americans stop taking their medications before they run…
Diabetes
How To Talk With Your Healthcare Provider
In order to have a successful encounter with your healthcare provider you need to ask yourself the following questions. • Do you feel comfortable talking…
General Health
Silence As A Risk Factor For Health Disparities
Having been raised in the South by my grandmother, I was taught there were topics that were inappropriate to discuss in public. There often was…
General Health
Moving From Skepticism To Expectation
As part of the celebration of this year’s National Public Health Week, I was invited to participate in a day of events sponsored by the…
General Health
What Are You Willing To Do?
Dr. Leandris C. Liburd, Director of CDC’s Office of Minority Health & Health Equity (OMHHE) explains what she does. An awkward pause often precedes my…
Cancer
What Causes Cancer?
According to Otis Brawley, M.D., the Chief Medical Officer at the American Cancer Society, two-thirds of cancer cases in the U.S. develop from preventable causes. Other…
Food
Funerals & Fried Chicken
I recently heard a pastor describe the meal ritual of funerals at his church; a typical meal consisted of fried chicken and mac n cheese,…
Prostate Cancer
No More Prostate Cancer Screenings For Black Men?
Prostate cancer screenings are a powerful preventative tool that every Black man should have in his health arsenal. But on Monday, May 21, 2012, U.S.…
Is Bad Health Inevitable?
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines health as: The condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit; especially freedom from physical disease or pain. We’re human…
How to Talk to Your Teen about S-E-X
As a parent, you may suspect it. You may want to say something. You may even do something about it…but you don’t know how. According…
Food
Do School Bans of Sugary Drinks Really Work?
Recent research has shown that banning sugar-laden drinks from school cafeterias does not necessarily decrease young Americans’ consumption of these beverages. Some school districts have…
Get Tight, Get Right! It’s a Movement!
We got a chance to sit down with an local fitness and weight loss group out of Chicago, IL. These ladies, not just owners but…
Admitting It Is the 1st Step
There’s a saying that says: “The first step is to admit it.” So right here, right now, men…admit it. You are NOT Superman. If you…
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