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     That said, sleep training is pretty hard, strategically, physically, and emotionally. That’s why there’s a whole cottage industry of high-paid sleep trainers, books, consultants, podcasts, influencers, and so on, who help parents with all this. Recognizing that sleeplessness is a problem for employees to be the most productive, companies like Meta (aka Facebook) have begun subsidizing the cost of sleep training coaching for their workers.

   Experts from health systems, community, and public and private sectors will convene to build strategies and solutions for advancing Black health equity in South Florida. With an emphasis on Black men’s health, the Summit aims to provide practical tools for deconstructing the social and political determinants of health. These root causes of health disparities make structural racism and health equity among our Nation’s most challenging problems. National health policy expert and public health advocate Daniel Dawes will deliver the keynote address, as other State and local leaders map what each of us can do now to drive progress.

     Unregulated marijuana, adds Ken Vila, could be contaminated with pesticides or heavy metals, or laced with heroin, cocaine, or the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Mr. Vila, retired recently after more than 30 years with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. He now serves as Florida’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) statewide facilitator.

The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), and the National Medical Association (NMA), represented by Christopher Leung of Leung Law PLLC, have filed a second lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the agency’s inaction on issuing a final rule banning menthol cigarettes. This lawsuit comes more than seven months after the FDA’s initial date for finalizing the new rule and follows the FDA’s 15-year delay in equitable policymaking.

Dr. Catherine Toomer, the visionary behind TOTAL  Weight Care Institute™️, is revolutionizing the weight loss industry by challenging the shame to change models.   With a distinguished background as a family caregiver physician, certified hypnotherapist, and NLP practitioner, Dr. Toomer brings a unique blend of expertise to weight loss management.