Community|Health

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 […]

The North Jacksonville Florida Blue Center located in the River City Marketplace recently held their inaugural member appreciation event of the year, with the theme, ‘Spring into Health.’ The community was invited to join the […]

Baptist North Y Healthy Living Center announces and introduces their new Coordinator and Wellness Coach at the Baptist North Y Healthy Living Center, Mr. Keith Brown. Keith Brown is a Jacksonville native and graduated from […]

National Donor Day is held on Valentine Day each year to recognize those who have given and received the gift of life through organ, eye and tissue donation, are currently waiting for a lifesaving transplant, […]

Florida Blue River City Market place community specialist Marie Norman serves as a social service professional and health coach. Her position as Community Specialist is to help make life easier, one day at a time. […]

By Lynn Jones-Turpin – The Protalks (Prostate Research Options, Outreach and Opportunities) cancer awareness team continues to stay on the frontline to bring awareness to African American men the importance of early prostate cancer detection.  […]

By Nicole Harris, MD – Even as a primary care physician, I’ll be the first to admit that it’s easy to put off a colonoscopy. I know my patients don’t look forward to the prep […]

By Lynn Jones-Turpin -The University of Florida CaRE2 Health Equity Protalks prostate cancer awareness launch and kickoff was held downtown inside the DreamWeek coop working facility, located downtown on Ashley Street.  The Protalks, (Prostate, Outreach, Opportunities […]

In an effort to battle the disparity of African-American receiving the vaccine, the City of Jacksonville sponsored a surprise first come first serve vaccination for 900 doses. Despite the myth that Black people do not […]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7 recognizes the positive impact and need for HIV education, testing, community involvement, and treatment. Many Floridians, especially those in the Black community, are having to cope with […]