Public Health Matters

Tag: nutrition

  • 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…

  • 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. …

  • Women’s Health

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    In honor of Women’s Health Month, we will bring attention to a few health conditions that affect women this month. Although men and women are affected by many of the same health conditions, some conditions are experienced differently by women. Additionally, women face health conditions that are exclusive to them that can seriously impact or…

  • National Public Health Week

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    National Public Health Week (NPHW) is observed April 7-13, 2025, to bring attention to public health and prevention. NPHW was organized 30 years ago by the American Public Health Association. It seeks to remind us all that public health is not just for a single person, public health is for you, your family, your friends…

  • Colorectal Cancer Awareness

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    March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. Colorectal cancer is a disease where cells in the colon or rectum grows out of control. It is the 4th most common cancer diagnosis and the 2nd most common cause of death in the United States.3 According to the American Cancer Society, it is estimated that there will be…

  • Heart Disease and Black Women

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    Heart disease is the number one cause of death for all women in the United States.3 When we look deeper into this, we see that Black women are affected in greater numbers than women in other racial groups. They are 2 to 3 times more likely to die from heart disease when compared to White…

  • Women and Heart Disease

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    Since 2004, February has been designated as the month to bring awareness to heart disease in women. In the United States, heart disease is the number one cause of death for women. Every year, one in three women die from heart disease. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), heart disease can affect women of…