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Staying the Course to Eliminate Spread of COVID-19

March 12, 2021 admin 0

By Collisa Salmon Special to the Outlook (Source: www.capitaloutlook.com) -Folks are lining up to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Fewer people are being hospitalized. Just as encouraging, health officials are reporting a decline in the number […]

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10 Ways to Distress During the Pandemic

March 11, 2021 admin 0

FeaturedHealth & Beauty – by Angela M. Powell, Ph.D., LPC-S, CSC March 11, 2021 – (Source: www.forwardtimes.com) –  Speaking Mental Health -Forward Times Mental Health Advisors Recognize things you can control! You can only control what you can […]

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Chains Like CVS and Publix Perpetuate Cycle of Inequality

March 11, 2021 admin 0

  By Johania Charles- (Source: www.miamitimesonline.com) – March 10, 2021 – South Florida’s Black communities are trapped in a vicious cycle of inequality. Access to adequate food and health sources to sustain impoverished neighborhoods is close […]

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Black, Hispanic and Asian Group Hosts Panel on Menthol Ban

March 8, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – (Source: blackpressusa.com) – “So, understanding that you’re taking something that has been legal for a century at least, just for the sake […]

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Leading CEOs Champion Equity for the Black Community in Accessing COVID-19 Vaccines

March 4, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – Led by a diverse group of Black CEOs, this initiative gathers resources from respected and trusted community and business leaders, health professionals and public officials to ensure that accurate […]

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Protalks Launches Grassroots Prostate Cancer Awareness

February 28, 2021 admin 0

By Lynn Jones-Turpin -The University of Florida CaRE2 Health Equity Protalks prostate cancer awareness launch and kickoff was held downtown inside the DreamWeek coop working facility, located downtown on Ashley Street.  The Protalks, (Prostate, Outreach, Opportunities […]

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Gilead Sciences and Wake Forest University School of Divinity Partner to Address HIV Epidemic Through Faith-Based Programming and Community Outreach

February 25, 2021 admin 0

Gilead Sciences and Wake Forest University School of Divinty partner to Address HIV Epidemic Through Faith-Based Programming and Community Outreach  Gilead Will Provide $5 Million in Grant Funding to Wake Forest Over 3 Years as […]

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A Question for Black Americans: Vaccine or Body Bag?

February 25, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By  BlackPressUSA – Dr. John Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice and Viewpoint – Black people, who are at the greatest risk of dying from Covid 19, have the lowest rate of receiving […]

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Study Suggests Drinking Caffeinated Coffee May Reduce Heart Failure

February 24, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By  Stacy M. Brown – To analyze the outcomes of drinking caffeinated coffee, researchers categorized consumption as 0 cups per day, 1 cup per day, 2 cups per day and at […]

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CDC: Life Expectancy of Black Men Has Dropped by Three Years

February 24, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent – Non-Hispanic Black males now have the lowest life expectancy of any group. The new data shows that African Americans on average […]

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