National Youth Violence Prevention Week: Are We Doing Enough to Keep Our Youth Safe?

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An initiative of Sandy Hook Promise, Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE), along with other concerned organizations, founded the National Youth Violence Prevention Week #YVPW in 2001. This year it is being observed this week from April 8 to 12. The purpose of this campaign is to “raise awareness and educate youth and communities on effective …

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During National Minority Cancer Awareness Week, Progress is Recognized, But Racial Disparities in Cancer Outcomes Still Leave Room For Improvement

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National Minority Cancer Awareness Week 2019 is being observed this week, April 8 to 14. The purpose of this awareness campaign, supported by the American Cancer Society, is to “highlight the incidence of cancer among minorities.” According to the American Cancer Society, there has been some promising news in the past few decades regarding cancer …

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Study Finds Serious Long-Term Physical and Mental Health Problems in Victims of Sexual Assault and Harassment

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In a study published in the January 2019 issue of the journal, JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers asked the question, “Do women with a history of sexual harassment or sexual assault have higher blood pressure, greater depression and anxiety, and poorer sleep than women without this history?’ They found that out of their sample of 304 …

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April is National Autism Awareness Month What do you Know About Autism?

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The Autism Society has been observing National Autism Awareness Month since 1970. The purpose of this national campaign has been to educate the public about autism. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), the clinical term for autism, is defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as, “a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by repetitive and …

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Belly Pain? Constipation? Bloating? Don’t be Embarrassed, it Could be IBS

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS is a common disorder that affects the large intestine. Medicinenet.com defines it as, “a common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility) and increased sensations (visceral hypersensitivity) characterized by abdominal pain/discomfort, gas, bloating, mucous in stools, and irregular bowel habits with constipation or diarrhea or alternating diarrhea …

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