April is nationally recognized as National Minority Health Awareness Month. This year's theme is "Bridging Health Equity Across Communities". In order to properly discuss minority health, there are a few key terms that are important to know and understand. Health Equity - The highest level of health for ALL people Health Disparity - A difference in health that is typically associated with social and/or economic disadvantage.These differences are the result of systematic disad

Ladies, January is nationally recognized as Cervical Health Awareness Month, so let's have a frank discussion. Cervical cancer is one of the 6 types of gynecological cancers. It is the easiest one to prevent and is very curable when treated early. It affects about 12,000 women in the US each year, mostly women over 30 years old. Most cervical cancers are caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which is a sexually transmitted virus, that most of us will get at some point of our