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 […]
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The Sojourner’s Truth Health Section
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 […]
Dear Ryan,
I have been on a mission to lose weight for a while and have been doing well until this pandemic hit. I have gained almost all my weight back and am having a very hard […]
A Mental Health Moment: Managing Your Mind
By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPC, NCC, Licensed Mental Health Therapist The Truth Contributor Our brains are the epicenter of our body. The brain allows us to move and function. The mind is that part […]
Salad Toss Up
By Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County The Truth Contributor While tossed salad might be a popular way to eat salad, a salad can be designed in so many ways that we could eat different […]
Fighting for Health Equity Year ‘Round: National Minority Health Month
By Armin Brott Guest Column April is National Minority Health Month, making it the perfect time to focus on the often-significant disparities in health and wellbeing that affect racial and ethnic minorities across our country. […]
The 10th Annual Business & Health EXPO
On Saturday April 24, 2021 the 10th Annual Business & Health EXPO was held at a new location and larger venue at St. Clements Hall in West Toledo. Also, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, last […]
Access To Vital Health Care: A Creative Approach
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor If you have but one wish, let it be for an idea. – Percy Sutton “Whenever life doesn’t seem to give an answer we create one,” […]
Connecting Kids To Meals Completes Critical Refrigeration Upgrade to Answer the Summer Feeding Demand
Connecting Kids to Meals has recently completed a $40,000 remodel of its Walk-In Refrigeration thanks in part to the generosity of local donors. The need for this critical upgrade in equipment grows significantly in the […]
New Alzheimer’s Association Research Shows that African Americans Experience Health Care Disparity and Discrimination in Getting Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
Special to The Truth Ernest Gragg is “a little stubborn” about things and fiercely independent, said her daughter Priscilla Robinson. You can see it in how she lives her life. Ernest Gragg worked until she […]