Let’s End the Stigma of Mental Illness Once and For All
May is Mental Health Awareness Month; there is no better time to take it upon ourselves to end the stigmatization of mental illness once and for all.
Category: Prevention
Yes, We Still Need to Worry About Zika
The epidemic never stopped being a threat, particularly for New York City Latinas. Given deep-seated cultural patterns, from travel to sexual stigmas, Zika is not a seasonal threat or condition.
Life Lessons From a 91-Year Old
When it comes to health and health care, the reality for Latinas in the United States is disheartening. I needed a voice of hope. It occurred to me to give Olga a call.
Mother is (Almost) Always Right
Looking back, I appreciate the access I had to a good life. And now, at this stage of my life, I have the privilege of paying it forward. At Advocate Community Providers, I have the opportunity of collaborating with dedicated Community Health Workers to spread a healthy message, especially in the Latino community.
Las madres (casi) siempre tienen razón
[avatar user=”doller” size=”thumbnail” align=”left” link=”http://www.acppps.org/who-we-are/denisse-oller” target=”_blank”] por Denisse Oller[/avatar]Desde pequeña, siempre escuchaba que tenía que comerme todo lo que había en el plato. Mi madre, sin pestañear, me preguntaba lo mismo cada día: “¿Vas a tirar a la basura toda esa comida? No sabes que hay niños en África que se están muriendo de hambre?”.
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Minority Health Month – An Interview with ACP President Dr. Henry Chen
[avatar user=”hchen” size=”thumbnail” align=”left” link=”http://www.acppps.org/who-we-are/henry-chen/”]By: Henry Chen, MD[/avatar]April is Minority Health Month, and ACP interviewed Dr. Henry Chen, a leading community-based Primary Care Physician in private practice for more than 20 years in New York City, where he manages the health care of patients in the Asian communities of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Dr. Chen also
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The Cancer That Kills 50,000 Americans Annually is Highly Preventable. What Are We Waiting For?
In 1998, Today Show host Katie Couric tragically, and very publicly, lost her husband to colon cancer, shining a spotlight on this “silent killer.” In an effort to encourage screening and awareness, Couric famously underwent a colonoscopy live on the Today Show. If she can do it, America began to think, “maybe I can too.” Two years later, in 2000, then-president Bill Clinton proclaimed March Colorectal Awareness Month.
Don’t Snooze on this Diabetes Wake-Up Call
As New Yorkers, we are more than twice as likely to have diabetes as the average American. New York City health officials have declared diabetes an epidemic. As a neighborhood physician, I can tell you it is never a good time to sleep through the warning signs of diabetes.