The Getting to 1 Coalition
By Celeste Smith, Concerned Community Member Guest Column Nothing is more important than keeping our young children safe and healthy. That’s why I am a founding member of the Getting to 1 Coalition, a community […]
Category: Health
The Sojourner’s Truth Health Section
Living With Lupus Weekend – Four Events to Help Lupus Survivors
By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter Rachelle Roy, lupus survivor and warrior, hosted a Living with Lupus Weekend May 17-19. The four-part event kicked off with bowling Friday night at the Black-owned All Strike Bowling […]
The Lupus Awareness Walk 2024
By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter The fourth annual Living with Lupus Walk was held on Sunday, May 18, 2024 at Ottawa Park. The walk focuses on raising awareness about lupus while creating a sense […]
St. Paul MBC Health and Wellness Event
The St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church at 1502 N. Detroit Ave. Toledo, Ohio, will be hosting its second “Health and Wellness” Event on Saturday, May 18, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The entire […]
Lupus Survivors Honored for Raising Awareness
The Truth Staff Roy Rachelle, a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, discovered she had lupus, discoid lupus, well into adulthood. The lupus scarred her face, causing her to continually have visits with a dermatologist, a […]
Shereece Harris – Lupus Warrior and Survivor
By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter Shereece Harris is a lupus warrior and survivor. Her story is a living testimony of the trials and resilience of living with an autoimmune disease. Harris, a Toledo native, […]
Reducing Asthma’s Burden Means Addressing Pollution, Climate, and Barriers to Care
By Ben Jealous Guest Column “Please Kyla, stop running, you can’t run like the other children. You have to worry about your asthma.” That’s what Kyla Peck’s aunt who babysat for her would tell her […]
Mental Health…..A Reason for the Seasons
A Mental Health Moment By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPCC, LLC The Truth Contributor If you are feeling better, you can thank the sun, the greenery, buds on the trees and the fact that winter […]
Mercy Health’s Mobile Mammography Van visits area locations
As Mercy Health continues to evolve to better meet the needs of our patients and community, we are pleased to announce the region’s first mobile mammography unit has visits scheduled throughout the region. The mobile […]
Cooking for One or Two
By Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County (Adapted from OSU FactSheet written by Shari Gallup The Truth Contributor One does not have to be a lonely number! Whether you are a senior citizen, college student, […]