Disparities in health and healthcare are most likely to occur among women of racial and ethnic minority groups, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations and underserved rural populations. These disparities continue to affect healthcare despite increasing recognition among patients and providers. Studies have shown while current health status, disease risk factors, access to healthcare, genetics, social, economic and…

Preventive care consists of measures taken for disease prevention. It is the most important step you can take to manage your health. Many of the highest risk factors leading to illness and early death are preventable. Examples of preventive healthcare include cancer screening, vaccinations, healthy eating and not smoking. The opportunity to be healthy is…

This month, we are emphasizing the importance of nutrition. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), healthy nutrition is profoundly important in keeping Americans in good health throughout their lives. People with healthy patterns of eating have been shown, on average, to live longer and to be at lower risk for several…

Every nine seconds, someone in the United States sustains a brain injury, and according to the Brain Injury Association of America, one in every 60 Americans is living with the long-term effects of brain injury. After a brain injury, patients may experience cognitive, psychological and physical deficits that have a profound effect on their day-to-day…

About 60 percent of women will experience a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point in their life. One of the most widely held beliefs about UTIs is that you can prevent or even cure a UTI by drinking cranberry juice. Cranberries contain A-type proanthocyanidins, an active ingredient that may prevent the adherence of bacteria…