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Healthy Eating Doesn’t Have To Be Hard
If you’re like Jack Aponte, you might not consider yourself a healthy eater. Jack says he has “an extremely large appetite” and grew up on Italian American staples like pizza, pasta, and bread. But [...]
Raising Awareness on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is observed on February 7th to raise awareness of the impact of HIV on the African American community. Although progress has been made in reducing HIV rates within Black [...]
7 Things to Know About Getting Tested for HIV
The only way to know for sure whether you have HIV is to get tested. Knowing your status is important because it helps you make healthy decisions to prevent getting or transmitting HIV. 1. [...]
2022 Monkeypox Outbreak: What You Should Know
What You Need To Know Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses as variola virus, the virus that causes [...]
Feel Your Best. Give Your Best. Be Your Best.
There’s a lot you do each and every day. Whether you are a father, coworker, spouse, leader, friend, or grandfather – or more than one of these – many people rely on you to [...]
Diabetes Prevention Is for Everyone
An estimated 88 million American adults—more than 1 in 3—have a condition called prediabetes, which means a person’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough yet to be diagnosed [...]
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