For many Black Americans navigating an especially heavy emotional season, a licensed psychologist says the most transformative step forward may not be found in self help it may be found in each other, a collective weight that keeps growing. Mental Health Awareness Month arrives this May against a backdrop of compounding grief. From ongoing conversations […]
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Shay Taylor once cleaned patient rooms and offices in a hospital. Next month, after graduating from the Howard University College of Medicine, she’ll return to that same hospital as a doctor.
At his 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement, Calvin Johnson challenged the sports world to recognize cannabis as medicine. “It’s about time that we recognize the potential of phytomedicines — plant medicines — to aid and improve the mental health and quality of life for so many,” Johnson stated. “These plants, primitive in nature, provide an alternative to their destructive counterparts: opioids.”
Nationally, Black Americans experience higher cancer rates – including for breast and prostate cancer – and have the highest overall cancer death rate among racial and ethnic groups, according to the American Cancer Society.
Black Maternal Health Week is recognized each year from April 11-17 to bring attention and action in improving Black maternal health. Everyone can play a role in working to prevent pregnancy-related deaths and improving maternal health outcomes.
THE AFRO — “The risks facing women in rural communities is due to hardship in receiving routine screenings and also access for treatment if conditions/diseases arise. Also, in rural areas there are few specialists,” Dr. Sonya Buchanan, a preventative medicine physician and Meharry Medical College graduate, told the AFRO.
Estimates suggest that only about 2% of U.S. health research is dedicated to studying the health needs of Black women. Organizations such as the Black Women’s Health Imperative are working to change that. With support from a $1.2 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the organization has launched initiatives to address these disparities, including the largest menopause and perimenopause survey ever conducted specifically for Black women.
Palm Beach County officials say temporary funding approved by the Florida Legislature and Governor Ron DeSantis will allow eligible residents living with HIV to continue accessing life-saving medications through June 30, 2026, but concerns remain about long-term program stability.
David Jolly made a second trip to the Center for Haitian Studies, Health and Human Services. This time it was a deep dive into the growth and development of a health clinic that provides a template for quality primary care. Led by vanguard Dr. Larry Pierre, the clinics’ prominent physicians have grown a program partnership with North Jackson Health System that provides primary care services that reduce the dependance on emergency rooms. Preventive health plays a major role in that process that has been the dream of medical professionals since the 1970’s.
Building on its continued commitment to community health, the Jessie Trice Community Health System (JTCHS) will once again host its annual “Give Kids a Smile Day” in partnership with the Miami-Dade County Dental Society.