Washington Informer Health: African American Wellness, Equity & Community Care

How to Support a Loved One Through Addiction

by AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia December 10, 2024December 11, 2024

Since 1988, World AIDS Day has been celebrated to strengthen global solidarity in the fight against HIV/AIDS, remember the 42 million lives lost to the disease and reflect on measures necessary to mitigate the epidemic’s effects. Many wear a red ribbon as a physical display of their support. (Courtesy photo)

World AIDS Day Panel Highlights Progress, Challenges in Fight Against HIV

by Mya Trujillo December 4, 2024January 2, 2025

AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia Market President Karen Dale (left) and AmeriHealth Caritas Foundation Director Lauren Maloney (right) join Children’s Law Center Executive Director Judith Sandalow (center) to celebrate the $100,000 investment, which will help Children’s Law Center support children and families through direct and systemic advocacy. (Courtesy photo)

AmeriHealth Caritas Foundation Grants $100k To Children’s Law Center

by Lindiwe Vilakazi December 4, 2024December 6, 2024

a girl lying on the bed

Walking Pneumonia Cases Surge Among U.S. Children, Disproportionately Affecting African Americans

by Stacy M. Brown December 2, 2024December 2, 2024

unrecognizable plump diverse women in underwear in studio

Biden-Harris Administration Moves to Expand Medicare and Medicaid Coverage for Anti-Obesity Medications

by Stacy M. Brown November 26, 2024November 26, 2024

**FILE** D.C. leaders such as Council member Vincent Gray (far left) and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (center) walk in the 2017 Whitman-Walker Walk & 5K to End HIV. With World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, local organizations are hosting events working to raise awareness about, commemorate the lives lost to and celebrate survivors of HIV/ AIDS, such as Whitman-Walker’s Walk on Dec. 7. (Courtesy of Edward LePoulin)

World AIDS Day: Raise Awareness, Commemorate Lives, Celebrate Survivors

by Lindiwe Vilakazi November 26, 2024November 27, 2024

Washington Interfaith Network’s Michelle Hall, right, watches a nitrogen dioxide monitor in her kitchen with fellow WIN organizer Sidra Siddiqui. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Gas Stoves and Indoor Air: Open Windows While Your Turkey Cooks

by Kayla Benjamin November 22, 2024November 22, 2024

woman in blue denim jacket sitting on gray sofa

Medicaid Faces Uncertain Future as Republicans Target Program Under Trump Administration

by Stacy M. Brown November 20, 2024November 20, 2024

Through her work at Community Family Life Services, Jaz Jackson helps provide safe spaces for adults, children and families. (Courtesy photo)

The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Incarcerated Women

by Lindiwe Vilakazi November 20, 2024December 2, 2024

Among the nearly 250,000 Americans estimated to be diagnosed with lung cancer this year, medical data shows that Black men, women under 50 years old, and individuals living in rural areas are disproportionately affected by the disease. (Courtesy photo)

Heightening Awareness of Lung Cancer in the Black Community

by Lindiwe Vilakazi November 13, 2024November 14, 2024