The National Alliance to End Homelessness indicates that 564,708 people in the United States were homeless, as of 2016.
Black Women for Wellness initiative is ‘not a diet. It’s a lifestyle change’
Funding will Support Groundbreaking Software and Automation Techniques to Reduce Disparities in Detection of the Leading Cause of Blindness Among Adults
We are a month into the New Year and sticking to New Year resolutions of a healthy lifestyle has either followed through or fallen off for some. Like many, I have committed to adopting a new lifestyle change of watching the things I eat and buy. However, the knowledge of what should be consumed and what not to eat can be tricky.
Last week, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services, introduced the Minority Diabetes Initiative Act (H.R. 4209). The bill will establish an initiative to provide grants to physicians and community-based organizations for diabetes prevention, care and treatment programs in minority communities. It is supported by 42 of the Congresswoman’s congressional colleagues. “Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, and it is having a severe impact on minority communities,” said Waters. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), among persons at least eighteen years of age, 8.9 percent
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the rate of new cases of diabetes in the United States declined by about 20 percent from 2008 to 2014 . This represents the first sustained decrease in diagnosis since the disease emerged as a major threat to public health over the course of the past two decades. But the fight is far from over, especially for communities of color.