Tag: Montague
Providence Hospital Offers Free Medication Program
If you follow health news, chances are you are aware of the stunning increase in pharmaceutical costs. According to some experts, prescription drug costs...
Ward 8 Special-Needs Kids Gain Healthcare
When it comes to providing health services for children with special needs, the more room the better. Health Services for Children with Special Needs...
Supporting Women Reentering the Community
Henry Ford once said, “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” For many returning citizens coming home from prison,...
Saving Lives with Narcan
A Day in the Life...
Quietly parked on a side street, somewhere between St. Teresa of Avila Church and Ketcham Elementary School, the Family and...
Are You Ready to Have a Baby?
It takes more than a village to raise a child. It takes resources and education as well. Maternal and infant mortality rates in the...
The State of HIV in DC
Not long ago, in 2009, Washington, DC, had the highest rate of HIV infections in the country. Headlines read that the rates were “higher...
Overcoming Diabetes Challenges
Diabetes has been a formidable foe for many, many African-Americans. If you have ever been diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes you know about the...
Herbal Ascension Yoga
If words like namaste, Om, asana and Shanti make you want to tune out of a conversation, you may want to tune back in....
Activate Your Summer!
Warm weather days are here. People are shedding their winter clothes and winter blues and putting on a pair of fitness shoes. Exercise comes...
Mamatoto Village Receives Financial Support from March of Dimes
For the second year in a row, a community staple is getting financial support to expand its outreach and improve the health outcomes of...