Health Rewind: How Black Churches Are Spreading Word About Obamacare
Plus, kids' asthma worst in September.
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How Black Churches Are Spreading Word About Obamacare - The National Medical Association (NMA) has teamed up with Black churches across the country to help increase public awareness about Obamacare and to increase enrollment among African-Americans, the Michigan Chronicle wrote. This partnership is very important given that 21 percent of African-Americans under the age of 65 are uninsured. (Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn)
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How Young Women Get Caught Up in Sex Work - A new eye-opening study from the Urban Institute breaks down the sex work industry in the U.S. Looking at six major cities — Miami, D.C., Denver, Atlanta, Dallas and San Diego — researchers look at how young women are recruited into the industry, the power pimps have economically and emotionally and the high rate of sexual assault among female workers. (Photo: Kevin Steele/GettyImages)
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Why All the Hoopla Around Breastfeeding? - In a recent op-ed for The Root, Demetria Lucas ponders why folks are mad that model and new mom Ashley Nicole posted on Instagram a pic of her breastfeeding. Lucas discusses the cultural stigma around breastfeeding and the fact that the lack of images like Nicole’s lead to why Black women have the lowest breastfeeding rates in the U.S. (Photo: GettyImages)
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Does Obesity Lead to Lower Grades in Girls? - Girls with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) may do worse in school compared to girls with a healthier weight, says a new study. Researchers from the UK found that young girls and teens that are obese score one grade lower in English and math courses — down from a C to a D. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Overdoses and Cellphone Car Crashes Top Accidental Deaths - Drug overdoses and car accidents rank as the top accidental deaths in the U.S., says a recent report. Researchers from the U.S. National Safety Council found that among young people, car accidents related to cellphone use were the number one cause of accidental death. Among adults, it was drug overdoses, Health Day reports.(Photos from left: Getty Images/Flickr RM, GettyImages)
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HIV Rates Soar Among Black MSM in the ATL - A recent study unveiled at CROI found that 12 percent of Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are infected with HIV each year in Atlanta. At this rate, a Black man who becomes sexually active at age 18 has a 60 percent chance of becoming HIV positive by the time he hits 30, writes AIDSmeds.com. —(@kelleent) Kellee Terrell(Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
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Los Angeles Bans E-Cigarettes - Los Angeles is the third city after New York and Chicago to ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public, Time.com writes. The L.A. city council unanimously voted to oust e-cigs from bars, restaurants and parks. Despite existing data being contradicting around whether or not vapor nicotine is a gateway for traditional smoking, the city council members did not want to encourage “unhealthy behaviors.” (Photo: Christian Hartmann/Reuters)
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Kids’ Asthma Is Worst in September - A recent report suggests that September is the worst month for asthmatic kids. Researchers found that asthma flare-ups were twice as high in September than August and that prescriptions were way up this month, too. They warn parents to be prepared for the fall and have enough meds stocked by the end of the summer for their little ones, HealthDay.Com writes. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Childhood Adversity Can Impact the Future Health of Black Men - Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin believe that Black men who face greater child adversity — poverty, stress, abuse, etc. — have worse health outcomes as adults. The recent report found that Black men experienced 28 percent more childhood adversity than white men and that this past history affected them three times more than white men. (Photo: Nicholas Monu/Getty Images)