Minority Health and Disparity July is National Minority Health Awareness Month. The Office of Minority Health (OMH), a sub-department of the US Health and Human Services Department (HHS), is devoted to improving the status quo of racial and ethnic minority populations by developing health policies and programs that reduce health disparities and support mental and …
Cause • Awareness • Conservation & The Environment • Global Focus World Population Day is July 11, a calendar day that seeks to heighten awareness worldwide to the many issues derived from the urgency surrounding the global population escalation juncture and aftermath. Cause. This International Day was established by the Governing Council of the United …
June is LGBT Pride Month, a time of celebration, commemoration and continued lobbying and fight for the recognition of the civil rights of the LGBTQIA community worldwide. The month of June was chosen to honor the Stonewall riots in Lower Manhattan that took place in June of 1969. The June Pride month was made official …
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Father’s Day in the US will take place on Sunday, June 21, a day that celebrates fatherhood and the positive influence of paternal figures. Giving a meaningful gift has sometimes been a headache or a challenging conundrum. What do I give my dad that he will actually find useful, with meaning and purpose? Promoting health …
Here’s How to Stay Healthy Although dramatic headlines and lead stories on television focus on overwhelmed hospitals, emergency rooms, and morgues, here’s a fact: the great majority of Covid-19 cases are mild to moderate, and most people will recover without medical assistance… at home. Here’s another fact: the disease is most commonly transmitted at home, …
Making Sense & Assuming Leadership The physical symptoms of the pandemic-provoked health issues and social measures (i.e., lockdown, confinement at home, no school, social distancing, etc.) have been and continue to be well documented. Not so much the mental health issues. Although we recognize how both bear on each other, mental health problems may be …
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Celebrating Earth Day During the Pandemic How The Environment Affects Your Health and Wellbeing Earth Day will take place on Wednesday April 22nd, marking its 50th anniversary. This global day of activism roots for environmental protection and sustainability. Earth Day Network has estimated that over 1 billion people partake every year in the activities organized …
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A Few Facts First… 1. Full Virus Name: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Related Coronavirus 2 2. Popular Name: Coronavirus 3. Associated Disease: COVID-19 (the 19 stands for the virus mutation uncovered in 2019) 4. Why Corona: The spikes that surround the virus cell are equated to a crown (of thorns) or a corona (a halo of …
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Paraskevidekatriaphobia. A mouthful of that equates to fear of Friday the 13th. This is closely linked to yet another tongue twister, Triskaidekaphobia, which is defined as the fear of the number 13, driving countless denizens worldwide to avoid this number in any aspect of their lives at all costs. Origins From Judas Iscariot sitting in …
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Riding on the back of the March 8 International Women’s Day celebration, later converted into Women’s History Week, March was officialized by the US Congress as Women’s History Month in 1987. This hugely successful initiative attempts to educate the public on women’s achievements and contributions to American history, as well as celebrate womanhood. Different groups, …
