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Health Statistics for Black American Men
By Jerry Kenard, PhD Data News Weekly Contributor Black men in the United States suffer worse health than any other racial group in America. For example, as a group, Black men have the lowest life […]
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Study: Black Children Suicide Rate Higher Than Whites
By Clarissa Hamlin NewsOne Contributor As more and more activists shout that Black lives matter nationwide, the more awareness is raised about the painful struggles of people of color including suicide. An alarming pattern has […]
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No More New Year’s — New You
Morgan A. Owens NNPA Newswire Contributor Let’s be really honest, how often do we neglect our New Year’s resolutions after January? Many times, we set resolutions but don’t know where to start. We get stuck […]
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Globally ready: Advocating for Black Students to Study Abroad
By Kimani Hamilton Data News Weekly Contributor A standard list at the start of a New Year often include eating healthy, achieving a career goal, and making a trip abroad. Yet for the last […]
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The New Orleans Health Department’s Fit NOLA Initiative Announces the September to December Healthy Heroes
NEW ORLEANS —The New Orleans Health Department’s Fit NOLA initiative, Whole Foods Market New Orleans, Humana and Athleta are proud to announce the Fit NOLA Healthy Heroes! They are: Khater Salomon — September 2018 […]
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OneEgg: Using Nutrition to Transform Education
By Piper Thurman Data News Weekly Contributor One egg is all it took to change the lives of many children in various countries, like Rwanda, Honduras, Nepal, Haiti, Nigeria, and more. That is the gospel […]
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City to Sue Pharmaceutical Companies Over Opioid Crisis
Data News Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS – Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced on Monday that the City of New Orleans has filed suit against pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors for their conduct in fueling a national […]
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The Dirty Water Rule Will Heighten the Clean Water Crisis for Black Americans
By Niva Lubin-Johnson, M.D., FACP Clean water is a basic human right. Still, too many low-income communities and communities of color are not receiving their right of clean water. They are being wronged and are […]
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New Study Provides Critical Insights On Unique Health Needs Of African-Americans
ORLANDO, Fla./NNPANewswire- African-Americans express more motivation to pursue a healthier lifestyle than non-African-Americans, yet are less likely to describe themselves as being in good health, according to recent findings from the African- American Health Engagement […]
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JUUL Labs Offers New Device to Help Smokers Monitor, Change their Habit
By Stacy M. Brown Kevin Burns, the CEO of the e-cigarette technology firm JUUL Labs, said his company is dedicated to eliminating traditional cigarette smoking by offering existing adult smokers a real alternative to combustible […]