 Community Excel Health, our Department of Health and Sanitation is responsible for the following: 1) Council of Physicians, Dentists, Nurses, Medical Aides, and laymen and Home Visiting Nurse Service; 2) Community Clinics; 3) Community clean block and alley program; 4) Better Home life Counseling Service; 5) A “Home-Beautiful” Program
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We must change our dietary habits to extend our lives. How can we say we’re no longer slaves, but continue to eat slave foods that put African Americans at the top of every major health affliction; heart disease, hypertension/strokes, diabetes and certain cancers. The common denominator is our obesity. Blacks must eat less, and eat right to eliminate race health disparities. Then we must exercise regularly. Good health is the first step to black recovery
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
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Many of the health problems Black children face can be attributed to the effects of poverty. Poverty stacks the odds against children before birth and decreases their chance of being born healthy and at normal birthweight. Lack of prenatal care, low birthweight, poor health and being uninsured put young Black children at high risk of entering the Cradle to Prison Pipeline.
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The condition of good physical and mental health, especially when maintained by proper diet, exercise, and habits. Wellness refers to the psychological state of being healthy; the actions we take above and beyond our basic needs to improve ourselves.
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