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Heart health and sleep: Is your doctor asking you how you’re sleeping?
By David Martin, RN, President and CEO of VeinInnovations This coming weekend between 15,000 and 18,000 people will gather in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park to participate in the Atlanta Heart Walk, a time-honored tradition and wonderful event promoting exercise as a way of helping prevent heart disease. This is important because heart disease is the […]
Ebola Outbreak Disrupts Polio Eradication Efforts, Highlighting the Need for Greater Investment in Weak Health Systems
Although the Ebola threat has abated in West Africa, another outbreak could once again disrupt basic health services, including immunization programs, and threaten polio eradication.
Ragweed and ozone –What’s the impact of this combination on Atlanta air quality and your health?
Atlanta is among the top 10 cities in the U.S. to have a new type of air pollution concern. Learn about some measures that may to help minimize the impact.
New Exhibits at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum
For Atlanta natives and guests alike, the David J. Sencer CDC Museum is a hidden gem to discover at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters.
Challenges of Living Healthy in Atlanta – Part 1: Easing off the South Your Mouth
By David Martin, RN, President and CEO, VeinInnovations In September, as the weather cools down a bit and the dogwood leaves begin to turn, Atlanta is a remarkable place to be. For those of us who love being outdoors, it’s easy to agree on Atlanta’s desirability as a wonderful place to live. If you need […]
Practice “Walking Away” Now To Help Prevent Holiday Heart Attacks
Walking away from a stressful situation can help reduce your holiday stress triggers. Here’s to walking, walking away, and other habits to build on now for heart-healthier holidays.
Global Health Programs Draw on Lessons from Early 20th-Century Deworming Initiative in Southern United States
There are many challenges when it comes to controlling intestinal worm infections. But, as the success of hookworm eradication in the South demonstrated, intestinal worms can be controlled.
Finding Hope through the Eyes of a Buruli Ulcer Patient
In Ghana, MAP International partners with American Leprosy Missions and Effect:Hope to reach the largest population possible with Buruli ulcer and Leprosy awareness campaigns in order to not only stop the diseases but to prevent disability.
For Nonprofits, Cash Flow Management is King
We want to give nonprofit leaders a clear and easy path for getting basic financial help and build on their strengths. Check out our Nonprofit Bridge Loan Fund and let us know what you think.
Plan Now To Avoid Holiday Heart Attacks (Part one of a two-part series.)
Football season’s tailgating chow and beer can combine with holiday stress to trigger a “Christmas Coronary” or a “Hanukah Heart Attack.” Plan now to avoid later.
Expanding and Accelerating Response to Calls for Ambulances and Burial Teams for Sierra Leone’s Ebola Outbreak
At the 1-1-7 Ebola Call Center in Freetown, over 100 operators work in three shifts to answer questions about Sierra Leone’s outbreak 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Want a Stronger Community? Help Our Schools
We have the power to work collectively to lift up struggling schools and ensure a brighter future for our children and community.
Inspired by the strength of those who have lost everything
By Fatouma Zara Soumana, part of CARE’s Gender in Emergencies Team based in Niger, a West African country where thousands of Nigerians are fleeing to escape attacks of armed groups. Here she talks about her job and what she’s seen in the field. In Niger, I talked with a mother of two children who told […]
Get one step closer to living Atlanta healthy with the Heart Walk Atlanta
Help help raise awareness of the risks of heart disease, by supporting the Atlanta Heart Walk. It promotes the benefits of exercise and cardiovascular health.
Collaboration is Needed to Enhance Georgia’s Leadership as a Global Health Hub
An alliance of Georgia’s global health organizations is crucial for the state to enhance its reputation as a hub with innovative models of collaboration, funding, and finance.
Coca-Cola Executive Celebrates Anniversary with Day of Service
When Ceree Eberly, The Coca-Cola Company’s senior vice president and chief people officer, wanted an innovative way to celebrate her 25th anniversary with Coke, she called on United Way.
Another Year of Celebrating Business and Entrepreneurship
Check out the winners from this year’s annual Business Person of the Year Awards Luncheon, which celebrates business and entrepreneurship in our region.
Stories that move us and make us: Fitzgerald’s civil end to an uncivil war
This week guest contributor Laura McCarty, executive vice president of Georgia Humanities, shares the remarkable story of Fitzgerald, Georgia, and its unusual history of community reconciliations.
Last week’s column on the Civil War Centennial spurred Cam Jordan, the Community Development Director for the city of Fitzgerald, to write and share about the Fitzgerald–Ben Hill Civil War Sesquicentennial commemorative weekend, which occurred in May.
What are we teaching our children by our reliance on mobile screens? Are we modelling “phones as pacifiers”?
Screen Junkies take note: Our dependence on screens doesn’t come without consequences to our health and relationships.
