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Is Plastic Damaging Black Women’s Health?

Is Plastic Damaging Black Women’s Health?

by NIAAH Editors | Apr 23, 2023 | EDC & Black Women, Medical Experts & Research, Our Health

By Essence Maston, PhD & Greg Hall, MDMany of the plastics that we use could be damaging to our health.  Do you store food in plastic containers or even wrap food in plastic wraps?  Science has shown that small amounts of dangerous chemicals are absorbed by the...
Not all calories are equal – a dietitian explains the different ways the kinds of foods you eat matter to your body

Not all calories are equal – a dietitian explains the different ways the kinds of foods you eat matter to your body

by NIAAH Editors | Jan 9, 2023 | NIAAH Scholars, Our Health

Terezie Tolar-Peterson, Mississippi State University A calorie is a calorie is a calorie, at least from a thermodynamic standpoint. It’s defined as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius (2.2 pounds by 1.8...
Doctors need to talk through treatment options better for black men with prostate cancer

Doctors need to talk through treatment options better for black men with prostate cancer

by NIAAH Editors | Nov 7, 2022 | Our Health

Rajesh Balkrishnan, University of Virginia and Randy A. Jones, University of Virginia African-American men have the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer as well as dying from it compared to any other ethnic group in the U.S. This trend has remained...
I’m a Black sociologist, and a mom – by listening to other Black mothers, I’ve learned about their pandemic struggles and strengths

I’m a Black sociologist, and a mom – by listening to other Black mothers, I’ve learned about their pandemic struggles and strengths

by NIAAH Editors | May 16, 2022 | Our Health

Loren Henderson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County I spent the 2020 spring break week setting up to teach my college courses online while helping to care for my 14-month-old grandchild, whose daycare had closed. At the same time, I couldn’t help thinking, being...
Revisiting Will Smith’s slap and what it means to protect a loved one

Revisiting Will Smith’s slap and what it means to protect a loved one

by NIAAH Editors | Apr 28, 2022 | Our Health

Neil Roberts, Williams College It took less than a nanosecond before The Slap was seen around the world. It took a little longer – about two weeks – before the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to ban Will Smith from appearing at another Oscar awards...
Black Tech Founders Want to Change the Culture of Health Care, One Click at a Time

Black Tech Founders Want to Change the Culture of Health Care, One Click at a Time

by NIAAH Editors | Apr 28, 2022 | Our Health

Cara Anthony November 29, 2021 When Ashlee Wisdom launched an early version of her health and wellness website, more than 34,000 users — most of them Black — visited the platform in the first two weeks. “It wasn’t the most fully functioning platform,” recalled Wisdom,...
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The National Institute for African American Health (NIAAH, a non-profit and 501c3) has the central goal of improving the health of African Americans. Institute initiatives include establishing a central venue for matters related to the health, research, and associated medical issues for African Americans while improving healthcare delivery by emphasizing study-driven best practices (NIAAH Certification), patient-centered care, and cultural competence specific to our community. NIAAH will bolster the African American medical workforce by providing academic support services to African American pre-medical and medical students across the United States. NIAAH will also provide advocates to patients and families who feel that their medical care may have been inconsistent with published research and/or community norms.

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Hormone Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) are Throwing Black Women’s Systems Off

Apr 23, 2023 | EDC & Black Women

By Essence Maston, PhD & Greg Hall, MDA lot has been written in the news about endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs. Many of these chemicals are found in shampoo, lotions, conditioners, lipstick, makeup, moisturizers, sunscreens, creams, and much more.It is...

Is Plastic Damaging Black Women’s Health?

Apr 23, 2023 | EDC & Black Women, Medical Experts & Research, Our Health

By Essence Maston, PhD & Greg Hall, MDMany of the plastics that we use could be damaging to our health.  Do you store food in plastic containers or even wrap food in plastic wraps?  Science has shown that small amounts of dangerous chemicals are absorbed by the...

Minority patients benefit from having minority doctors, but that’s a hard match to make

Feb 6, 2023 | NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services

Ryan Huerto, University of Michigan and Edwin Lindo, University of Washington In today’s America, minority patients still have markedly worse health outcomes than white patients. The differences are greatest for black Americans: Compared to white patients, they are...

Not all calories are equal – a dietitian explains the different ways the kinds of foods you eat matter to your body

Jan 9, 2023 | NIAAH Scholars, Our Health

Terezie Tolar-Peterson, Mississippi State University A calorie is a calorie is a calorie, at least from a thermodynamic standpoint. It’s defined as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius (2.2 pounds by 1.8...

Blacks are at higher risk for Alzheimer’s, but why?

Nov 27, 2022 | Medical Experts & Research, Research

Renã A.S. Robinson, Vanderbilt University Blacks are at higher risk for several health conditions in the U.S. This is true for heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and stroke, which are often chronic diseases. And it is also for Alzheimer’s disease, in which...

Doctors need to talk through treatment options better for black men with prostate cancer

Nov 7, 2022 | Our Health

Rajesh Balkrishnan, University of Virginia and Randy A. Jones, University of Virginia African-American men have the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer as well as dying from it compared to any other ethnic group in the U.S. This trend has remained...

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