Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

• BLACK HISTORY MONTH – FROM A HEALTH PERSPECTIVE –

  Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

  Prostate Cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed forms of cancer in the United States. Compared with Caucasian males, African American males are diagnosed much later and the mortality rate is 2.4 times higher. Make Black History Month more healthy and productive; get screened for Prostate Cancer.

• New Study Shows Shootings and Killings Can Be Stopped

  Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

  “In communities plagued by violence where Safe Streets wasn’t implemented, community members were seven times more likely to support using guns to resolve disputes compared to a Safe Streets neighborhood.”

• PCSW Highlights the Top 10 Health Benefits Women Gained from Health Care Affordable Act

  Monday, January 23rd, 2012

  “Obamacare” is a sinister label created by those who wish to deprive hardworking Americans– who are less privileged– from getting access to affordable health care. The behavior of Republicans is inhumane; it is ungodly; it is undemocratic; it is un-American!”

• Are We Living In A Post-Racial America, Or Are We Kidding Ourselves?

  Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

  “WHEN I was 14, my mother told me not to panic if a police officer stopped me. And she cautioned me to carry ID and never run away from the police or I could be shot.” Nicholas K. Peart

• Primary Care Physicians Link Social Barriers to Poor Health

  Friday, December 16th, 2011

  “Primary care physicians say pervasive and stubborn social barriers such as a lack of access to adequate housing, transportation, and nutritious, affordable food may impact patient health as much as access to direct medical care, a survey shows.” 85% of physicians say unmet social needs are directly leading to worse health for all Americans. Only 20% of physicians feel confident or very confident in their ability to address their patients’ unmet social needs.