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Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Do Black Minnesotans have to have the “worse” in every category? Minneapolis’ STD disparities on the rise for Blacks – but nobody’s reporting that!

Do Black Minnesotans have to have the “worse” in every category? Minneapolis’ STD disparities on the rise for Blacks – but nobody’s reporting that!

The Minnesota Department of Health has reported that Gonorrhea and other STD’s are on the rise in Minneapolis. The harshest reality is the Black-White gap. Black Minnesotans are in some cases over 20-times more likely to catch an STD then White Minnesotans. I think there’s room for some education. Oh, wait – they gave that grant out [...]

The Minneapolis Neurofibromatosis Walk: July 2012

The Minneapolis Neurofibromatosis Walk: July 2012

The Children’s Tumor Foundation’s NF Walk Program was established in 2009 as an important national fundraising program to support NF research, raise awareness, and provide support for individuals with NF and their families. A key feature of the Walk program is that it is a community-based event, organized by local volunteers, with teams [...]