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DeKalb County’s Nurse Navigation Program Sets National Standard for EMS Innovation

Atlanta Daily World - February 26, 2025

DeKalb County in Georgia has managed more than 11,000 calls in 2024 alone, improving emergency response and reducing medical spending for patients. American Medical Response...

Black Mental Health Professionals Directory Now Available

Roz Edward - February 3, 2025

Amber Dee, the founder of Black Female Therapists, is encouraging Black Atlantans in need to seek mental health therapy and assisting them in the...

Black Mental Health Professionals Directory Now Available

Roz Edward - February 2, 2025

Amber Dee, the founder of Black Female Therapists, is encouraging Black Atlantans in need to seek mental health therapy and assisting them in the...

These 5 Self-Care Tips For Black Women Are Life-Changing

Roz Edward - January 30, 2025

Black America Web Self-care is a form of activism for Black Women. It is our way of fighting against the perceptions that depict us as...

Most Obamacare Applicants Hail From Trump-Voting States: Report

Black Information Network - January 1, 2025

In this March 23, 2010, file photo, President Barack Obama reaches for a pen to sign the health care bill in the East Room...

A Family’s Fight for Justice After a Daughter’s Attempted Suicide

Atlanta Daily World - December 22, 2024

NEW YORK BEACON — The breaking point came in March 2023, when Kelaia shared thoughts of suicide with a friend. Just five days later,...

Weight loss plans are less effective for many Black women − because existing ones often don’t meet their unique needs

The Conversation - November 16, 2024

People who are obese or overweight are at higher risk of developing several chronic diseases. andreswd/E+ via Getty Images by Loneke Blackman Carr, University of...

COLUMN: Navigating Father Wounds As A Black Man In America

Special Contributor - November 10, 2024

Art Credit: Robert H. Marshall Jr. By Robert H. Marshall Jr. At the Waymaker Black Male Leadership Summit, Chicago was alive with Black excellence. I had the...

Morehouse Healthcare East Point Offers New Behavioral Health Services for Children and Adolescents

Atlanta Daily World - November 1, 2024

Mental health assessment and treatment now available in person and virtually for individuals from ages 5-22 and their families Morehouse Healthcare (MHC), the clinical arm...

Medical Marijuana Users Get New Guidelines for Low THC Oil cards

Atlanta Daily World - October 29, 2024

The Georgia Department of Public Health announced several changes to the process for obtaining Low THC Oil cards. These changes are in accordance with...

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