Black Health Matters (BHM)– a leading nonprofit health advocacy organization that provides health and wellness information that is rooted in medical expertise to the Black community – is partnering with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to spread ...
Posted Friday, March 15th 2024 at 2:51PM
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American Lung Association’s ‘State of the Air’ report finds air quality worsened by climate change, remains environmental justice issue.
by The American Lung Association
A new report from the American Lung Association finds more than 4 in 10 p ...
Posted Wednesday, April 21st 2021 at 3:24PM
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The NBA officially announced Thursday that it will be holding the All-Star Game on March 7 in Atlanta and will partner with the NBPA to give more than $2.5 million to HBCUs as well as to support awareness around equity and access to COVID-19 care, re ...
Posted Thursday, February 18th 2021 at 3:13PM
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Coppin State University (CSU) is partnering with the National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI) of metropolitan Baltimore, to observe mental health awareness week October 4-10 and introducing a mental health app as an alternative for seeking help. ...
Posted Monday, October 5th 2020 at 1:26PM
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Meet Saxton Dunlap. Saxton Dunlap was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in May, 2020. He needs to find a matching donor so he can have a stem cell or bone marrow transplant.
The best chance of finding a match is with someone who shares the same gene ...
Posted Wednesday, August 26th 2020 at 7:46PM
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Vanderbilt Health is now hiring for Registered Nurses (RNs) to work in the Oncology Bone Marrow Transplant specialty area. The Registered Nurse Oncology Bone Marrow Transplant is a full-time position (36/hours/week) and also includes a $10,000 sign-on bonus PLUS relocation assistance! If you are int ...
Posted Tuesday, July 21st 2020 at 6:49PM
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Skin color, vitamin D, inflammation and chronic disease
by William F. Supple, Jr., Ph. D. and Laura Supple
Racial health disparities in the United States are well documented, but the common explanations may overlook an important element that coul ...
Posted Friday, June 19th 2020 at 2:32PM
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Oakwood University will open its doors to our new and returning students on August 1, 2020. We have just completed our Spring 2020 semester, notwithstanding the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We wish to thank our administrators, faculty ...
Posted Thursday, May 7th 2020 at 7:12PM
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Alcorn State University is committed to doing everything we can to ensure the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff is continuing to closely monitor the global pandemic, COVID-19. Our campus health center indicates there are no confir ...
Posted Friday, March 13th 2020 at 5:44PM
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Submit your information NOW for your chance to win:
* (2) Tickets to the 2019 Celebration Bowl in Atlanta, GA, televised on ABC
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Posted Saturday, December 7th 2019 at 11:12AM
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HBCUConnect.com and Nationwide Insurance wanted to share this really cool promotion that Nationwide is conducting in conjunction with thier Small Business lending partner, BlueVine. This is an opportunity for any small business owner to compete in a Shark Tank like competition with the chance to win ...
Posted Thursday, May 9th 2019 at 5:12PM
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If you are looking for something to do during this holiday stretch, then here is an opportunity if you reside in the Augusta, GA area. The Boggs Research Library & Cultural Center is in desparate need for educators for their Creative Writing Workshop ...
Posted Wednesday, November 14th 2018 at 2:47PM
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African American Patients Only Have a 23 percent Chance of Finding a Life-Saving Blood Stem Cell Donor Compared to 77percent for White Patients
Be The Match On Campus college chapters formed to help more African Americans find a cure for life-threatening blood cancers and blood disorders
Prair ...
Posted Monday, November 12th 2018 at 5:51PM
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PA Program Gains Provisional Accreditation, Can Enroll Students. Commission OK has Morehouse School of Medicine on fast track to June 2019 debut
Morehouse School of Medicine’s new Physician Assistant Studies program passed a significant milestone ...
Posted Wednesday, October 31st 2018 at 3:49PM
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The Maryland Health and Human Service Committee, chaired by Senator Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, will partner with the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE), Baltimore Chapter, to host a health workshop on Friday, November 9th 2018 fr ...
Posted Monday, October 22nd 2018 at 5:45PM
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WHAT: Community Blood Drive with the American Red Cross @ ASU/Give Blood & Get a Free Magic City Classic Football Ticket!
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: ASU’s John Garrick Hardy Student Center in its Union Cyber Café Lounge ...
Posted Monday, October 15th 2018 at 6:26PM
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The grant will train both undergraduate and graduate students in the field of biomedical engineering
One of Alabama State University’s nationally acclaimed research scientists has been awarded a three-year, $500,000 grant from the National Scienc ...
Posted Monday, October 15th 2018 at 3:47PM
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Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas funds academic research award
Texas Southern University (TSU) scholars will help in the fight against cancer via a recently announced $5.1 million academic research grant from the Cancer Prevention & ...
Posted Thursday, August 30th 2018 at 3:02PM
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A pioneering scholar who helped build Physical Therapy curriculum's within the nation's HBCU's.
Alabama State University honored the lifework of a pioneering advocate for health equity who helped to establish ASU’s nationally acclaimed Doctor of P ...
Posted Wednesday, April 4th 2018 at 4:31PM
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Close out the Month with Breast Cancer Examination & Prevention Tips -
- Noted Physician Melanie Crutchfield Whitten, M.D. will Lead the Discussion -
WHEN: Monday (Oct. 30) @ 3 p.m.
WHERE: ASU's J. Garrick Hardy Student Center Theater (near ASU' ...
Posted Friday, October 27th 2017 at 2:51PM
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This morning, the doors of the Millet Activity Center opened for the Fifth Annual Community Health Fair, hosted by Oakwood University's Praise Station WJOU 90.1 FM, Healthy Campus 2020 and Good Samaritan Hospice.
Over 75 vendors will provide a v ...
Posted Thursday, October 26th 2017 at 2:15PM
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Marriage is already an exercise in compromise and communication, but how do you cope when your spouse is bipolar?
We all experience ups and downs: it’s a normal part of life. A person with bipolar disorder, however, is experiencing these highs and ...
Posted Thursday, March 23rd 2017 at 6:16PM
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When we discuss domestic violence, it is often assumed that the victims are women. And the statistics are truly traumatic. The less-told story is that a striking number of men are victims, too, suffering physical, mental and sexual abuse in both hete ...
Posted Thursday, March 23rd 2017 at 6:13PM
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Can we teach children how to spot it in themselves?
Every parent knows the telltale signs of a good ol’ temper tantrum: There’s often screaming, tears, maybe some flailing of arms and legs as they lay on the floor of a public place.
But when t ...
Posted Thursday, March 23rd 2017 at 6:10PM
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Oakwood University is excited and prepared to greet guests tomorrow from The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) and several Historically Black Colleges (HBCU).
The purpose of this event is to encourage other HBCUs to join PHA and create a ...
Posted Friday, February 10th 2017 at 4:34PM
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