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Andy Sandler, Trayon White Sr., Zubair Ansari, Essie Graeber, and Cancer Support Community (CSC) CEO Sally Werner cut the ribbon at the CSC’s latest Washington, D.C., location in Ward 8 on Thursday, May 23. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Cancer Support Community Breaks Ground East of the River

by Lindiwe Vilakazi May 29, 2024June 3, 2024

**FILE** Locally and nationwide, health leaders and advocates are working to address the growing concern of emotional distress and instability in young people. (WI photo)

Mental Health Challenges On The Rise Among Black Youth

by Lindiwe Vilakazi May 22, 2024May 22, 2024

Erin Adelekun, known on social media as “Stroke Mama,” who had a stroke days after childbirth, uses her platform to raise awareness about strokes and offer inspiration to stroke survivors. (Courtesy photo via Instagram)

Strokes and Black Women: The Importance of Knowing the Signs, A Healthy Lifestyle, Self-Advocacy

by Lindiwe Vilakazi May 15, 2024August 30, 2024

**FILE** Physical activity is one of the best ways to preserve or improve overall health and well-being. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Helpful Tips to Achieve and Maintain Physical Fitness

by Lindiwe Vilakazi May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

**FILE** It is particularly important to promote physical fitness in the Black community as a means of preventing disease, as African Americans face many health disparities. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

The Importance of Physical Fitness In the Black Community

by Lindiwe Vilakazi May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

As April is Alcohol Awareness Month and with the growing rate of illness and fatalities from alcohol use disorder, wellness experts are working to address the underlying causes of this potentially fatal health challenge. (Courtesy photo)

Alcohol Awareness Month: Examining The Ills of Alcohol Use Disorder

by Lindiwe Vilakazi April 24, 2024April 24, 2024

LaToya Ramsey, Medical Respite director, stands inside of D.C.'s first medical respite program solely for women in Southeast. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Hope Has a Home, First Medical Respite Program For Women, Opens In D.C.

by Lindiwe Vilakazi April 17, 2024April 18, 2024

a doctor giving medication to a girl through a nebulizer

Q&A: What Does Childhood Asthma Have to Do With the Environment?

by Lindiwe Vilakazi April 16, 2024July 3, 2024

From April 11-17, people locally and nationwide will be celebrating Black Maternal Health Week in order to raise awareness about and combat challenges surrounding African American health disparities in maternal health and overall. (Courtesy of Black Mamas Matter Alliance via Facebook)

Black Maternal Health Week

by Lindiwe Vilakazi April 10, 2024April 11, 2024

Jessica Pettway, widely known beauty influencer, shared her journey of cervical cancer before succumbing to the disease on March 11. (Courtesy photo)

Raising Awareness About Cervical Cancer, Early Diagnosis, Treatment

by Lindiwe Vilakazi April 3, 2024August 30, 2024