Fresh Start This Month
By Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County The Truth Contributor There is an outdated food rhyme that claims, “fresh is best.” While fresh fruits and vegetables can be great, there are some examples when they […]
Category: Health
The Sojourner’s Truth Health Section
2021 Summer Pool Hours Announced
The City of Toledo’s six public pools and the splash pad at Savage Park will open for the 2021 Summer season beginning on June 1, which is the earliest the facilities have opened in many […]
City of Toledo Mask Mandate Voluntary Beginning June 2
The City of Toledo’s mask mandate, which took effect July 14, 2020, will be voluntary as of June 2, 2021, to mirror the guidelines set forth by the State of Ohio and recommendations from the […]
Ottawa Park Walk Commemorates May as Lupus Month
Sojourner’s Truth Staff May is National Lupus Month and dozens of purple-clad marchers commemorated the event on Sunday, May 23 with a walk that started and finished in Ottawa Park. Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune […]
Lourdes Announces Summer Athletic Camps
Lourdes University Athletics Director Janet Eaton is pleased to announce a full slate of Summer Athletic Camps. For more information, visit www.lourdesathletics.com. Saturday, June 5-Sunday, June 6 Girls Wrestling Camp Lourdes University will hold its […]
ProMedica Community Events in June
ProMedica will offer the following free community events in June: KISS Car Seat Distribution and Inspection The Kids in Safe Seats (KISS) Program at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital offers car seats and education […]
The Movement Puts More Shots in Arms
Tina Butts and The Movement held another vaccine clinic on Saturday, May 8 at Pathway from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and brought along ProMedica staffers and the Moderna vaccine for the benefit of about […]
Doctors Urge Americans to Rely on the Science
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor “Let us not pass up the opportunity to benefit from science,” said Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith during last week’s virtual press conference that brought together numerous black-owned newspapers from around […]
PACE Health Care for Seniors
By Paul Hubbard Special to The Truth Billie Johnson, president and CEO of the Area Agency on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, has been trying to get a Pace Health Care for Seniors here in Lucas […]
Researchers Test Ways to Encourage Healthier Lifestyle in African-American men
By Joy Franklin For Men’s Health Network African Americans could expect to live 14.6 fewer years than white Americans in 1900 but the gap between the lifespan of African American men and white men was […]