Voting and Your Health
Voting and your health are two things that you might not think are synonymous, but it’s an important relationship because it directly impacts your health and the health of your community.
Voting and your health are two things that you might not think are synonymous, but it’s an important relationship because it directly impacts your health and the health of your community.
We sat down with LaToya Jones, a Community Health Worker (CHW) Lead to discuss the Community Health Worker program and the ultimate goals of a CHW.
Is this an annual physical or a wellness exam? That’s a question we hear a lot from our patients at Compassion Health Care, Inc.
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in the United States. March is designated to raise much-needed awareness for colorectal cancer screening, beginning at the age of 50.
Health equity and people of color, especially the black community, have been placed in the spotlight for many reasons recently, but even more now in regards to the COVID-19 vaccines that are being offered to us here in the United States. The U.S. health care system has historically failed the black community and communities of color. This is a major source of medical mistrust, which can be attributed by many to the Tuskegee syphilis study.
The COVID-19 vaccine debate is a hot subject right now for many reasons. Accurate information is key to helping you feel good about getting this or any other vaccination.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) can infect anyone, but it’s older adults ages 60 and older that are at higher risk of a more serious illness due to the virus. More is being learned every day about this new disease and we want to keep our aging population updated as much as possible.
Pregnancy during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a subject moms-to-be have been thinking about quite a bit. “What are my risks, what are the risks for my newborn” and other questions are top-of-mind right now.
Disinfecting and sanitizing can be considered the same thing to some people, especially when knowing what to do during a time when a pandemic like the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is present.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. and one person dies every 37 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease.1