By Dylan Deprey As adults grow out of their teenage years, the yearly doctor visit for a physical can be something they also grow out of as responsibilities like work and family replace school and … [Read more...]
Americans Spend Almost $10,000 Each Year on Health Insurance
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Health care spending in the United States grew at a rate of 5.8 percent in 2015 and reached $3.2 trillion, or $9,990 per person, based on new … [Read more...]
The Struggling Vegan Connects Veg-Curious with Lifelong Vegans and Healthcare Professionals
Popular social site has become the “in” place to find resources and chat about a plant-based lifestyle Millions of Americans now consume plant-based diets. And a growing number of people are … [Read more...]
Country Fresh Kitchen Makes All Organic Dishes
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz For a year and a half, Maya Bentley watched her father die from cancer. It was an illness that came from a lifetime of eating readily available unhealthy food, which … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Public Schools Say “No” to Trumpcare
By Christina Luick Educators, and parents joined members of Citizen Action of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA) and School Board Director Tony Baez to say “no” to … [Read more...]
International Conference Reports Racial Disparities in Risk for Dementia and Alzheimer’s
By Dylan Deprey Stressful early life experiences age the brain by four years, and African Americans are most at risk, according to studies presented at the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association … [Read more...]
Big Tobacco Targets the Black Community
By Yasmine Outlaw Native Americans and White adults are the highest consumers of tobacco products in America. Yet, tobacco advertisements are found 10 times more in the Black community than … [Read more...]
Popular Expert Discusses How Nutritional Advice Has Changed Over The Last 10 Years
What have we learned in the last 10 years about nutrition? No one is better equipped to answer that question than prolific author Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS, a nationally known expert on weight loss, … [Read more...]
Citizen Action of WI Questions Pence’s intent to Repeal Obamacare
By Mrinal Gokhale Vice President Mike Pence visited Milwaukee and promised to repeal Obamacare for what he believed to be for the better. But, Citizen Action of Wisconsin disagreed and held a … [Read more...]
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The Fierce Urgency of Now: Menthol Tobacco Marketing in African American Communities
Azure’De M. Williams Executive Director, Milwaukee Area Health Education Center Co-Chair, Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Coalition On June 3, the Milwaukee Courier published an … [Read more...]
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