According to the U.S National Library of Medicine, “organ donation takes healthy organs and tissues from one person for transplantation into another. Experts say that the organs from one donor can save…
A few weeks ago, we were gathered at the upper room of a church in town to view a film on Organ and Tissue donation. The film featured an African-American…
Diabetes is an extremely important issue nationally and internationally. In the United States diabetes is one of the leading causes of disability and death. More than 30 million Americans have…
November is National Diabetes Month. Colorado Black Health Collaborative will feature several articles to address diabetes in the month of November. We are also joining the Together2Goal National Day of…
The Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado suggests that what’s good for your heart is also good for your brain. Nearly 21 million people in the United States have diabetes. Type 2…
Everywhere you go in October people are decked out in pink to highlight breast cancer awareness. These pink campaigns have gone a long way in generating discussion and action around…
For decades, researchers have been piecing together the unfortunate reality that wide-ranging societal factors affect people’s health. It’s still too early to know precisely how these things impact heart disease,…
My journey began at a very early age with sickness. At the age of 15 I had my first well-woman check-up and there was a lump in my breast. At…
For many years, the treatments developed to treat the chronic and rare conditions that people in our communities live with each day have succeeded because of those who have been…
On June 20, 2017, at the age of 42, Albert “Prodigy” Johnson, a hip hop pioneer, passed away due to complications from sickle cell disease. His death was unexpected but…