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Things To Know About Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Health in Black Communities

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Things To Know About Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Health in Black Communities June is National Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month. Among the greatest misconceptions about brain disease are the notion that cognitive decline is a natural part of aging and the assumption that all races develop brain disease at the same rates—or for the same …

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Maintaining Mental Health in the Black Community

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and here are a few things to know about challenges to African American mental health and how to mitigate them during this mental health awareness month. It’s also important to note that the COVID-19 pandemic caused disproportionate financial and health harms to Black Americans. Additionally, systematic racism continually reinforces …

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Prostate Cancer and Black America: Prevalence and Testing Methods

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Prostate Cancer and Black America: Prevalence and Testing Methods Black men are 2.1 times more likely to die from Prostate Cancer than White men. This difference in mortality is one of the largest racial disparities in any cancer. They also face disparities in Prostate Cancer screening, relative to their increased risk. For example, it has …

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LeNoir: Policy Change Required to Ensure Equitable Treatment for Sickle Cell Patients

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As founder of the African American Wellness Project (AAWP), I have dedicated my career to improving health outcomes for our community and confronting the disparities we face. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that racism in healthcare is a fundamental cause of our health inequities, contributing to our high rates of chronic illness and …

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LeNoir: The Way I See It!

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Source: The Washington Informer We’re in a difficult position in this country. It appears that many of our citizens think that the COVID-19 pandemic is over. We have stopped wearing masks, social distancing, and appearing in large crowds, even when we know many people are unvaccinated. But while we may be finished with the virus, from personal experience I can tell …

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Steps Black Patients Can Take to Survive the U.S. Healthcare System

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Maternal mortality is only one facet of a larger issue around Black people receiving quality healthcare in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, centuries of racism has had a “profound and negative impact on communities of color,” leading to vast inequities across a range of social and economic factors and …

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Organizations Collaborate to Eliminate Virtual Healthcare Disparities

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The AAWP is proud to play a role in helping launch the Digital Health for Equitable Health (#DHEH) Alliance. This is a milestone for the future of #healthcare for underserved communities to help create a more accessible and inclusive #digitalhealth society. “The African American Wellness Project (AAWP) works to improve the health of the African-American community by serving as …

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African American Wellness Project Acknowledges Mental Health Awareness Month Continues to Urge for Mental Health Awareness Efforts and Supporting  the Black Community

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: African American Wellness Project Acknowledges Mental Health Awareness Month Continues to Urge for Mental Health Awareness Efforts and Supporting  the Black Community   Oakland, CA, May 11, 2022 — May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the African American Wellness Project (AAWP) is continuing to bring this issue to the forefront and …

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