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

O.J. Brigance and wife Chandra with former President Barack Obama (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Health

What Blacks Need to Know About ALS

by Stacy M. Brown February 22, 2017October 30, 2020

You can help by making men's heart health a family issue. It's never too late to get healthy.

Saving Hearts and Lives in the African-American Community

by WI Guest Author February 22, 2017October 30, 2020

Nearly 8,000 individuals in the District are homeless, including a number of senior citizens and U.S. war veterans. (Courtesy of hatdc.org)

Health, National

Debate Over Affordable Care Act Strikes Fear in Homeless Population

by WI Guest Author February 16, 2017October 30, 2020

Eric Williams, president of the National Black Nurses Association, stands with lifetime members of the organization during the 29th annual NBNA Day on Capitol Hill on Feb. 2. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Health

Black Nurses Storm Capitol Hill

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer February 8, 2017October 30, 2020

Vision Rehabilitation Maximizes Hope and Independence

by WI Guest Author February 8, 2017October 30, 2020

Marcia Chatelain

Black Experience, Food, Health

Georgetown Professor Studying Impact of Fast Food on Blacks

by WI Guest Author February 1, 2017October 30, 2020

Racial Gap Widens in Cervical Cancer Deaths

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer February 1, 2017October 30, 2020

Beauty Box for Women of Color Embraces Health, Challenges Stereotypes

by Lauren M. Poteat February 1, 2017October 30, 2020

Community, Health

February Greetings From DC Office on Aging

by WI Guest Author February 1, 2017October 30, 2020

Neonatal Mortality: The Quiet Crisis of the African-American Community

by WI Guest Author February 1, 2017October 30, 2020