Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health, that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations. Updated data released from the U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP) illustrates health disparities…
The new school year is upon us! Remember the drama of school and how hard it could be? And that was before the internet! Raising a child today is hard, it doesn’t come with a manual and often, we feel…
Stigma can be defined as a mark of disgrace or shame associated with a particular circumstance or person. For addicted people and those in recovery, and more generally, those with any type of substance abuse or mental health disorder, stereotyping…
Christin Peña is the Youth Self Advocacy Coordinator and YES Club Activities Coordinator. She has worked in many areas of the healthcare industry for more than 12 years. She began her career with the Department of Aging, helping patients with…
In the week before the June 10 Tony Awards, which celebrated excellence in Broadway theater, our world lost two well-known people, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, to suicide. Both were public figures, each a shining star in their respective worlds…
Found in the Newark Advocate on July 20, 2018 Reporter: Kate Dengg The YES club, an after school and summer program for local kids, has added a beautiful new addition to their building in downtown Newark. Over the week, about 20 kids from…
By Kate Dengg, Reporter Found in The Newark Advocate on July 18, 2018 Mental illness touches every community and people from all walks of life. Approximately one in five adults in the United States — 43.8 million people — experiences mental illness…
The U.S. Surgeon General released its first report of the Advisory Committee on Smoking in Health in 1964, which identified smoking as a cause of lung cancer and chronic bronchitis. Despite significant progress since that first Surgeon General’s report, issued…
Do you focus on fitness #4Mind4Body? Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. Remember, our heads are attached to our bodies and so…
NEWARK, OH (WCMH) - May is mental health awareness month and advocates in Licking County are hoping to reduce the stigma associated with suicide and addiction. Last year in the county, 35 people died from an unintentional opiate overdose and…
