Community|Health

The Richard Webster-Bass Health Institute (RWBHI), a non-profit organization that supports sickle cell families and advances in health equity convened their annual ‘Health, Hope and Healing Sickle Cell Symposium’ at Florida State College Jacksonville (FSCJ) […]

Hearing loss often is thought of as a normal part of aging, but recent studies have shown untreated hearing loss can significantly affect overall health. Dr. Nicholas Deep, a Mayo Clinic otolaryngologist, explains how untreated […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., August 1, 2024 – The City of Jacksonville, Florida is proud to join the Decades in the Making: Cities Supporting the Care Economy initiative, a new effort led by the National League of Cities (NLC). The City […]

The Getting Educated Monthly Session (G.E.M.S) and the Agape Promote Protect Improve team (P.P.I) recently held an informative workshop entitled “Coping: Communication.”  Family Foundations of Northeast Florida, Clinical Counselor Laura Minnich, led participants through a series […]

African American women are leading the charge for Breast Cancer awareness to eradicate the stigmas, myths and rumors in urban and rural communities. Recently, inside the American Legion Post 197 located in the Edgewood/Ave B […]

For two years, UFHealth, Mayo Clinic, American Legion Post 197, Protalks, Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, PHEN Network and Florida Blue have collaborated to bring prostate cancer awareness health seminars, workshops and events to the […]

by Lynn Jones-Turpin – The Inclusive Cancer Care Research Equity (iCCaRe) for Black Men Consortium was recently launched through funding from the Department of Defense to address prostate cancer disparities globally. To ensure that Black […]

[foogallery id=”71176″] By Lynn Jones-Turpin – An early morning exercise workout was on the agenda for the Florida Blue, Protalks, Mayo, partners and supporters back to school health awareness day held recently on the grounds […]

Mayo Clinic researchers are developing a simple blood test to make it possible for more African American people to get an accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. This was possible because of Jacksonville community members’ participation […]

By: Dr. Folakemi Odedina Professor of Hematology /Oncology / Mayo Clinic – What are Clinical Trials? According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Trials are “research studies in which one or more human […]