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

Rebecca Siegel (Courtesy photo)

Black Women Rates Remain Stagnant Amid a Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 12, 2022October 13, 2022

Lead enters drinking water when plumbing materials that contain lead corrode. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

New Report Calls for Mandatory Lead Pipe Removal – Are Policymakers Listening?

by Kayla Benjamin October 5, 2022October 14, 2022

A resident stops by a vaccine clinic in southeast D.C. to receive a monkeypox vaccine. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Are Monkeypox Incident Reports Unfairly Highlighting Gay Males?

by Lindiwe Vilakazi September 28, 2022November 30, 2023

Many School Uniforms Contain Potentially Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’: Study

by Kayla Benjamin September 28, 2022October 14, 2022

Individuals of color now make up 27% of all reported plastic surgery patients. (U.S. Air Force via Wikimedia Commons)

Do’s and Don’ts Within the Surging Plastic Surgery Industry

by Stacy M. Brown September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

Addressing Health Inequities Among Pregnant and Postpartum People

by Wanda Barfield, MD, MPH, Director, CDC Division of Reproductive Health September 26, 2022March 7, 2024

Giant’s Healthy Living Program Brought to Ward 8 in Southeast D.C.

by Lindiwe Vilakazi September 21, 2022November 30, 2023

Participants address challenges of maternal health at the National Maternal & Infant Health Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Sept. 15. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Talks Target Mental Health, Birthing Outcomes For Black Women

by Lindiwe Vilakazi September 21, 2022November 30, 2023

10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer’s

by WI Web Staff September 21, 2022September 22, 2022

Seniors Who Have Had COVID at Stronger Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease: Study

by WI Web Staff September 20, 2022September 20, 2022