Tag: Health

Fathers Incorporated Addresses Black Dads and Mental Health

Fathers Incorporated (FI) released Mental Health Matters, Why Black Dad’s Positive Mental Health Is Good for Youth Academic Outcomes, the second brief in the series of educational briefs addressing fatherhood engagement for low-income African American students and their families.

Ways to Save Your Sanity at Your Next Family Gathering

Whether you love your extended family with all your heart or you can barely stay in the same room for five minutes without an argument erupting, getting a family under one roof for a holiday celebration can be an enormous challenge.

African Americans live shorter lives due to heart disease and stroke

American Heart Association Scientific Statement October 23, 2017 Categories: Heart News, Stroke News, Scientific Statements/Guidelines Statement Highlights: African Americans carry a higher burden of cardiovascular diseases compared with white Americans. Risk […]

Raising Healthy Kids

To put it simply, you can’t be obese and healthy at the same time. Carrying around extra weight will sap your energy, make you more tired, and lessen your quality of life.