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  • The Importance of Mental Health for Overall Well-Being

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    There is no truer statement than “health is wealth.” Health is the foundation of life and good health is advantageous to living a full and vibrant life. Although one can live a full life with poor health, it can hamper one’s ability and create barriers to moving through life effortlessly if there is such a…

  • Addressing Black Maternal Deaths: Solutions and Action Steps

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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), up to 80% of maternal deaths are preventable in the U.S.3 Yet, women in the U.S. continue to die maternal deaths in grave numbers. The CDC defines a maternal death as the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of…

  • National Wear Red Day: Understanding Women’s Heart Health

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    Today is National Wear Red Day, an initiative of the American Heart Association that encourages women to be seen, counted, and heard when it comes to combatting heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, causing one in three deaths yearly.2  Heart disease affects the heart and blood vessels by restricting blood…

  • Cervical Cancer: Why Action Matters

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    Now that we know what to look for to identify potential signs and symptoms of cervical cancer, we can decide what actions are necessary to hopefully prevent cervical cancer, or if necessary, treat it effectively. Awareness opens the door to action in the fight to eliminate cervical cancer. Actions to combat cervical cancer can be…

  • Cervical Cancer: What Every Woman Should Know

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    Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer. Yet, that is not enough to keep it from affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of women globally every year. According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer affects around 660,000 women globally, making it the fourth most common cancer in…

  • Building Healthy Habits for Your Family

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    When we look at the underlying causes of illnesses and diseases that affect us we find factors like weight, blood pressure, and stress levels contribute to their development or worsening. This is why it is important that we do all that we can to keep ourselves and those closest to us healthy. Making healthy choices…

  • A New Year

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    Happy New Year! It’s been almost a year since our very first blog post on our Public Health Perspectives page. During this time, we have been excited to share health information on some of the most important health issues facing many in our nation. It has been our hope and our goal that the information…

  • Breast Cancer Awareness – Why it Matters if You Have Dense Breasts

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    So, you may have noticed over the last few years that your mammography report says that you have dense breast tissue. This is because since March 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new rule that requires that patients’ breast density be included in their report. The reports now describe the patient’s breast…

  • Breast Cancer Awareness

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    Breast cancer occurs when abnormal breast cells grow out of control and form tumors (WHO, 2025). If it is untreated, the tumors can spread and eventually become fatal. Breast cancer can occur in both men and women, but the majority of those affected with the disease are women. In the United States, breast cancer is…

  • Men’s Health-Colon Cancer

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    The news of Chadwick Boseman’s death to colon cancer left our whole house reeling and longing for something to ease the pain or distract us or both. We spent the whole night watching reruns, using Marvel’s Black Panther and a collection of Boseman’s other movies as a distraction.  But distractions only last for so long. …