By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black America’s past of racist, sexist, and ableist scientific policy has morphed into bias in today’s medical system. The American Society of […]
Tag: Black health
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The Rise of Vasectomies & What it Means for Black Males
By Scott Blair The day after the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade, Google saw a peak in searches for the word vasectomy. Following that, Dr. Michael Hagg, a urologist […]
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Diabetes I: the Black Community, Diet and Accessibility to Food
A look at the issue of Type I Diabetes in the Black community, our increased risk, and what can be done to minimize risk to the condition.
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Dr. Cheryl “Action” Jackson shows us how to RESET
Hundreds gathered at Renaissance Dallas Plano Legacy West hotel to learn the many reasons and ways to RESET their lives. This event was the brainchild of Dr. Cheryl “Action” Jackson, […]
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Listen to Your Heart
By Dr. Aaron Horne, MD Structural and Interventional Cardiologist, Summit Health More than a year and a half into a global pandemic that has disproportionately impacted communities of color, we […]
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The Afiya Center Looks Ahead to Summer Health Events
On the heels of Black Maternal Health Week and as a part of our Minority Health Month issue, it only makes sense to highlight the ongoing and upcoming work of the only reproductive justice organization founded and led by Black women in Texas — the Afiya Center.
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Classism, Racism & Black Health
The intersection of classism and racism has created a disparity in Black health. What steps have we made toward healthcare progress and what more can we do to progress how […]
Community Health Fair
Saturday, April 23, 2022; 10am – 1pm; Frazier Revitalization at Wahoo Park; 4716 Elsie Faye Heggins, 75210. Free. Frazier Revitalization sponsors the “Living My Best Healthy Life” health fair that includes screenings, health tips, […]
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Parkland Teams With Community Organizations to Improve Access to Care
DALLAS, TX – Parkland Health has teamed with several community-based organizations (CBOs) to help improve access to care for residents living in areas with the highest morbidity and mortality rates […]