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 […]
Category: Health
The Sojourner’s Truth Health Section
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 […]
I Am a Voice for Others
By Tammy Presnall, Assistant Director of Support Living Luther Home of Mercy Guest Column Tammy Presnall has worked with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for most of her adult career. She holds a Bachelor’s […]
What’s on Your Take Action List?
By Patrice Powers-Barker, Ohio State University Extension The Truth Contributor As you know, every year in April we celebrate National Minority Health Month. One year ago, we were facing so many unknowns with Covid-19. Although […]
A Mental Health Moment: A Solution-Focused Approach
By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPC, NCC, Licensed Mental Health Therapist The Truth Contributor Finding solutions is the goal of mental health counseling. Individuals seeking counseling express great concern over issues having affected them much […]
2021 Special Enrollment Period Access Extended to August 15 on HealthCare.gov for Marketplace Coverage
Last week, President Biden announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending access to the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) until August 15 – giving consumers additional time to take advantage of […]