Thursday, December 24, 2015
Monday, November 30, 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Giving Tuesday
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Giving Tuesday: Now in its fourth year, #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Observed on the Tu...
Giving Tuesday
Background – What is #GivingTuesday?
Created by 92nd Street Y—a cultural center in New York City that, since 1874, has been bringing people together around the values of service and giving back—#GivingTuesday connects diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. A team of influencers and founding partners joined forces—collaborating across sectors, offering expertise and working tirelessly—to launch #GivingTuesday and have continued to shape, grow and strengthen the movement.
The Big Ideas Behind #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday harnesses the potential of social media and the generosity of people around the world to bring about real change in their communities; it provides a platform for them to encourage the donation of time, resources and talents to address local challenges. It also brings together the collective power of a unique blend of partners— nonprofits, civic organizations, businesses and corporations, as well as families and individuals—to encourage and amplify small acts of kindness.
As a global movement, #GivingTuesday unites countries around the world by sharing our capacity to care for and empower one another.
http://www.givingtuesday.org/about/
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: WORLD AIDS DAY
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: WORLD AIDS DAY: The Time to Act Is Now December 1 is World AIDS Day, an opportunity for people to work actively and collaboratively with partners aroun...
WORLD AIDS DAY
The Time to Act Is Now
December 1 is World AIDS Day, an opportunity for people to work actively and collaboratively with partners around the world to raise awareness about HIV and help us move closer to the goal of an AIDS-free generation. This year's theme, “The Time to Act Is Now,” calls us to act with urgency to implement the latest high-impact, evidence-based HIV prevention strategies.
Our Global Response
An estimated 36.9 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. As a science-based public health and disease prevention agency, CDC provides support that helps more than 60 countries strengthen their national HIV/AIDS programs and build sustainable public health systems. CDC conducts these activities through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) , the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease.
Recent scientific breakthroughs now point the way to achieving an AIDS-free generation, a goal championed by President Obama in his 2013 State of the Union address. CDC, through PEPFAR, is working to achieve that inspiring goal through proven science, smart investments, and shared responsibility with partner countries.
Global efforts have resulted in approximately 13.5 million persons in low-income and middle-income countries receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV infection in 2014, an increase from 2013. Globally, more than 15 million people are on ART.
New HIV infections have fallen 35 percent since 2000, with 66 percent of the 2 million new HIV infections occurring in sub-Saharan African countries, where women account for more than half the total number of those living with HIV.
CDC's global HIV/AIDS activities are grounded in science and are critical to saving lives and preventing new infections..New pediatric HIV infections have dropped by 58% worldwide since 20000,
CDC has contributed to saving millions of lives through PEPFAR. Across the globe, AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 42 percent since the peak in 2004. The increased life expectancies of people in their most productive years have helped build more secure families and bolstered fragile nations devastated by the HIV epidemic. New pediatric HIV infections have dropped by 58 percent since 2000. Worldwide, 220,000 children became newly infected with HIV in 2014, down from 520,000 in 2000. This significant achievement is due largely to evidence-based programming to prevent mother-to-child transmission. Still, millions of people around the globe are waiting for access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs.
Our Domestic Response
Around 1.2 million people are living with HIV in the United States, and 1 in 8 don’t know it. The number of new HIV diagnoses has remained fairly stable in recent years.
More tools than ever are available to prevent HIV, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for people who are at very high risk for getting HIV. Taking PrEP medicine daily can reduce the risk of getting HIV from sex by more than 90%. Among people who inject drugs, it can reduce the risk by more than 70%.
This year, the White House updated the National HIV/AIDS Strategy to 2020. On World AIDS Day, it will release a federal action plan to implement the strategy. CDC supports the strategy's vision of a nation where new HIV infections are rare. CDC's HIV prevention efforts in the United States target the populations most at risk.
Reference http://www.cdc.gov/features/worldaidsday/index.html
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Health People 25th Anniversary
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Health People 25th Anniversary: Congratulation Health People Chris Norwood, Health People Founder and Executive Director Than...
Health People 25th Anniversary
Congratulation Health People Chris Norwood, Health People Founder and Executive Director
Thank you for serving the Bronx health community for the last 25 years. Health People together with clinical and community organizations, has had a impact on the Bronx health community celebrated 25 years of service to the community.
They have positively addressed in the early years AIDS epidemic, with their Women’s AIDS peer education organization in 1990. And have continued to increase their efforts to prevent disease in the Bronx with asthma, diabetes and smoking cessation programs. They site endless evaluation back to the power of their peer programs. Reach one teach one reach one is the great peer model Health People has expelled into the health community.
They cite endless evaluation to back the power of their peer programs ---50% reduction in emergency room visits and 60% reduction in lost school days for children with asthma care from other mothers they trained as educators , the steady, measurable weight loss for participants in their first in the nation National Diabetes Prevention Program which has trained public housing residents to teach other residents with pre-diabetes the lifestyle changes that reduce their diabetes risk by almost 60% even with the kids, like their Kids Helping Kids Program, mentoring by older teen for younger kids with missing or ill parent has resulted in extraordinary outcomes; there are almost no school dropouts in the kids program and this year they had 4 kids go to college.
Health People shared their 25th Anniversary with acknowledging their supporters over the years
First Funders the Honorable Fernando Ferrer, Former Borough President Mary R. Morgan Honors went to Commissioner Gladys Carrion for the Lifetime Devotion to the Health and Happiness of Youth. Gilead Sciences for the FOCUS Program Bring Access to HIV/HCV Care in High Need Communities Across the United States Lawyers Alliance for the Outstanding Contributions to Health of Non Profits Stroock, Stroock and Lavan Norman Siegel for Civil Liberties that Truly Count of the Communities
Gold Sponsors Gilead Sciences, Inc, Sponsors AcheCare, Helenia Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund, Care, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Partners Realty Corp., Ballo and Co, Steve Coe, Montefiore Health System and SoBRO
As one of the Health People offspring I believe the peer model goal is one of a kind, it is not only the experience of volunteering one’s time but the first time experience for some of giving back to the community. From the ashes many of the Health Peoples peers learn not only about how to improve their personal health but to empower others to do the same. It has been a family experience of joint responsibility in care and health for many. Individuals who never in their lives thought they could make a difference find a way to develop skills and knowledge to be better, and why not we all can make a difference one person at a time.
For more information:
https://www.healthpeople.org/
For more information:
https://www.healthpeople.org/
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Monday, November 2, 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Support Lung Cancer Awareness Month November 17th is LUNG FORCE Giving Day! Donate and Cancer Treatment Centers of America ® will ma...
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Support Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November 17th is LUNG FORCE Giving Day!
Donate and Cancer Treatment Centers of America® will match your gift,* doubling your impact in the fight against lung cancer in women.
*Cancer Treatment Centers of America® will match Giving Day donations up to $100,000.
With your help, we are working to ensure every woman can lead a life free from lung cancer. Sign-up to receive the latest information and learn how you can get involved.
For more information please contact http://www.lungforce.org/
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: No Shave November 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: No Shave November 2015: 1 Our Mission What is No Shave November? No-Shave November is a web-based, non-profit organization devoted to growing cancer aw...
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: No Shave November 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: No Shave November 2015: 1 Our Mission What is No Shave November? No-Shave November is a web-based, non-profit organization devoted to growing cancer aw...
No Shave November 2015
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Our Mission
What is No Shave November?
No-Shave November is a web-based, non-profit organization devoted to growing cancer awareness and raising funds to support cancer prevention, research, and education.
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: American Cancer Society
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: American Cancer Society: Making Strides of Central Park Sunday, October 18, 2015 8 a.m. Central Park 72nd Street Bandshell East 72nd Street and 5t...
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: October marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness month , an annual campaign that aims to increase Breast cancer is the second most...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness month, an annual campaign that aims to increase
Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point.
The good news is that many women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. A mammogram – the screening test for breast cancer – can help find breast cancer early when it’s easier to treat.
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a chance to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer. Make a difference! Spread the word about mammograms and encourage communities, organizations, families, and individuals to get involved.
How can National Breast Cancer Awareness Month make a difference?
We can use this opportunity to spread the word about steps women can take to detect breast cancer early.
Here are just a few ideas:
- Ask doctors and nurses to speak to women about the importance of getting screened for breast cancer.
- Encourage women ages 40 to 49 to talk with their doctors about when to start getting mammograms.
- Organize an event to talk with women ages 50 to 74 in your community about getting mammograms every 2 years.
American Cancer Society
Making Strides of Central Park
Sunday, October 18, 2015
8 a.m.
Central Park 72nd Street Bandshell
East 72nd Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY
East 72nd Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY
Friday, September 11, 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Black Women and Breast CancerSurviving Breast Canc...
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Black Women and Breast CancerSurviving Breast Canc...: Black Women and Breast Cancer Surviving Breast Cancer through Early Detection and Diagnosis Cancer is a topic which is close to my ...
Black Women and Breast Cancer
Surviving Breast Cancer through Early Detection and Diagnosis
Cancer is a topic which is close to my heart especially after losing several family members to the disease. Never ever would I believe the day would come when both my daughter and I would have friends who were battling breast cancer at the same time. What is more unbelievable is that her friends are both sisters who lost there mother to breast cancer. And sadly one of the Sister's succumbed to her cancer memorial day 2015, after 5 years of using her voice to help others with cancer and prevention tools to detect cancer early. Her sister caught her cancer in early stage and her prognosis is good.
My friend presently is stage two and presently ongoing treatment of chemo which will last for several months with radiation treatment included. She states her prognosis is good and her doctor has given her a five year survival rate.
For me the shock that breast cancer death in women of color continues to surpass white women even when their diagnosis is high. This a heath disparity we must change. In honor of these women who stories I share my heart goes out to them and their families, I hope they continue to tell their stories and save lives.
My friend presently is stage two and presently ongoing treatment of chemo which will last for several months with radiation treatment included. She states her prognosis is good and her doctor has given her a five year survival rate.
For me the shock that breast cancer death in women of color continues to surpass white women even when their diagnosis is high. This a heath disparity we must change. In honor of these women who stories I share my heart goes out to them and their families, I hope they continue to tell their stories and save lives.
The Issue
Nothing speaks more clearly to the shocking breast cancer health disparities than the fact that Black women are less likely than white women to get breast cancer, yet have a higher breast cancer death rate. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Black women and in 2010, the CDC reported that breast cancer was the leading cause of cancer death for Black women aged 45--64 years. What was most alarming in this CDC report was that the breast cancer death rate for women aged 45--64 years was 60% higher for Black women than white women (56.8 and 35.6 deaths per 100,000, respectively). (CDC: National Vital Statistics System:http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm)
Why this is important for Black women
The growing breast cancer disparities that exist between Black women and white women are alarming. Although the overall lifetime risk of breast cancer is lower for Black women compared with white women, the death rates are higher. It is important to note that Black women also have a lower 5 year survival rate at 77% compared to that of 90% for white women. Contrary to prevailing beliefs, younger Black women up to age 44 have a higher incidence of breast cancer than white women, (U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2006 Incidence and Mortality www.cdc.gov/uscs).
What Black women need to know?
Breast cancer tends to appear in Black women at a younger age and in more advanced forms. In fact, Black women are two times more likely to develop triple negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease which has fewer effective treatment options. Triple-negative breast cancers tend to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. We also are known to have denser breast, one of the strongest predictors of risk for breast cancer and also is a known factor limiting the sensitivity of a screening mammogram. Mammograms of breasts with higher density have been described as harder to read and interpret than those of less dense breasts. A small cancer can be concealed by dense breast tissue or by the overlap of normal breast structures.
Many women with early breast cancer have no symptoms. That is why it is so crucial to get screened before symptoms have a chance to appear. However, the most common sign of breast cancer is a new lump or mass. A painless, hard mass that has irregular edges is more likely to be cancerous, but breast cancers can be tender, soft, or rounded. For this reason, it is important that you have any new breast mass or lump checked by a health care professional experienced in diagnosing breast diseases.
Other signs may include:
- Swelling of all or part of the breast
- Skin irritation or dimpling
- Pain in the breast or nipple
- Thickening of the nipple or breast
- Discharge other than breast milk
What the Imperative is doing
At the Black Women’s Health Imperative, we know that Black women have not benefited from the advances in breast cancer research and new technologies. It is our mission to raise questions, seek understanding, and call attention to what is happening to Black women.
Through our advocacy, policy and national and community-based initiatives, we are working to make eliminating breast cancer disparities among young Black women a public health priority. We do this by:
- Educating women on the importance of early detection and quick diagnosis
- Promoting routine breast self-exam (BSE) and clinical breast exam (CBE)
- Advocating for screening guidelines that are responsive to the needs of Black women
- Advocating for increased access to new screening tools and quality diagnosis and treatment services
- Advocating and supporting policies and practices that call for early education and screening among younger women
- Building leadership in communities to address breast health disparities
- Engaging women across the country through surveys and focus groups; and listening to the issues and concerns of Black women related to breast cancer
- Engaging researchers, clinicians, educators and survivors in ongoing dialogue to identify strategies for reducing breast health disparities
- Working collectively in coalitions at the national and local levels to raise awareness of breast cancer issues for Black women
- Supporting community organizations in identifying and implementing effective interventions for reducing breast cancer disparities
What Black Women Can Do: Detect. Diagnose. Survive
Early detection is critically important, especially for women at higher risk. For Black women who have been diagnosed at the earliest stage of breast cancer when the tumor is small and localized, early diagnosis can make a difference.
For most of us, early detection and diagnosis are attainable with a few easy steps:
- Have your provider show you how to perform monthly breast self-examination (BSE) and perform it faithfully at the same time each month.
- See your provider for a clinical breast examination (CBE) at least once a year.
- Have regular mammograms. Since breast density is one of the strongest risk factors for Black women developing breast cancer, insist on digital mammography or some of the newer more advanced technologies that help detect tumors
- Learn more about what the Imperative is doing to make breast cancer disparities a priority through our national campaign to end breast cancer disparities, Moving Beyond Pink and sign up for becoming an advocate in your organization and community.
Breast Cancer News
Published Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Adding a newer test to digital mammograms can increase the detection rate for breast cancer and decrease nerve-racking false alarms, in which suspicious findings lead women to get extra scans that turn out normal, a study found.
Monday, September 7, 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Breast Care
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Breast Care: Breast Self-Awareness Your Breast Care: Helpful Hints for Women Except for skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common cancer in w...
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Breast Care
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Breast Care: Breast Self-Awareness Your Breast Care: Helpful Hints for Women Except for skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common cancer in w...
Breast Care
Breast Self-Awareness
Except for skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, but it can be successfully treated. Screening tests can find cancer early, when it’s most treatable.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® recommends that you:
1. Know your risk
- Talk to your family to learn about your family health history
- Talk to your provider about your personal risk of breast cancer
2. Get screened
- Ask your doctor which screening tests are right for you if you are at a higher risk
- Have a mammogram every year starting at age 40 if you are at average risk
- Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at age 20, and every year starting at age 40
3. Know what is normal for you
See your health care provider if you notice any of these breast changes:
See your health care provider if you notice any of these breast changes:
- Lump, hard knot or thickening inside the breast or underarm area
- Swelling, warmth, redness or darkening of the breast
- Change in the size or shape of the breast
- Dimpling or puckering of the skin
- Itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple
- Pulling in of your nipple or other parts of the breast
- Nipple discharge that starts suddenly
- New pain in one spot that doesn’t go away
4. Make healthy lifestyle choices http://www.komennyc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=breasthealth_awareness
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Add exercise into your routine
- Limit alcohol intake
- Limit postmenopausal hormone use
- Breastfeed, if you can
References: http://www.komennyc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=breasthealth_awareness
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