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High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease
February is American Heart Month. This is set to create awareness and promote maintenance of heart health, also encourage people to focus on their cardiovascular health. According to the CDC, about 659,000 people in the United States die from Heart disease each year, that’s 1 in every 4 deaths. This year the Division for Heart…
Read MoreHIV EXISTENCE AMID COVID-19
Theme: Ending the HIV Epidemic, Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice Every December 1, World AIDS Day is observed as a grim reminder that while we’re trying to contain the spread of HIV infection. This year this has been specifically sensitized because humanity is still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19’s effect on AIDS is a concern since its wake…
Read MoreCOVID and the Holidays.
By: Alicia Coulter, MPH, MSW The pandemic started in the United States in March 2020, and now, it is October 2021 and we are still in this pandemic. Did you think we would be here during the Fall and leading into the Winter of 2021?! I know for me, I thought life would be back…
Read MoreHealth and Physical Fitness Benefits’ to Elderly Adults.
Being healthy is not only associated with the mental and social wellbeing of an individual but also the physical fitness of oneself. Aside, from eating healthy and nutritious meals to build a healthy immune system, keeping physically fit is equally important. The World Health Organization (WHO) defined health in its broader sense in 1946 as “a state…
Read MoreAsthma in the Summer
Air quality and changing weather can sometimes wreak havoc on your ability to breathe. In particular, rising heat and humidity can make it more difficult to catch your breath. Summer Asthma is usually triggered by the rise in temperatures and humidity levels. This could make one’s mild asthma act up. Hot temperatures could cause shortness of…
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