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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT on Early Head Start
by Elizabeth Burke Bryant
Pregnancy and the birth of a child are both joyful and stressful times as parents adjust to new roles and a new way of interacting as a family. In terms of stressors, new responsibilities place increased economic, social and emotional demands on mothers and fathers. All families need a positive and supportive network of relationships around them as they make the transition to parenthood.
Yet for many women, pregnancy and parenthood are challenging times filled with anxiety over health issues or lack of economic resources. Some women do not have a network of friends, neighbors and family members to rely on for guidance, help and advice. It is these families that benefit most from Early Head Start, a “two-generation” program with services provided for parents and children.
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health equity and the Urban League of Rhode Island
by Michelle Wilson
HIV/AIDS, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. These are just a few of the many preventable diseases that have historically and disproportionately claimed the lives of African Americans and people of color, and highlighted the existence of health disparities based on race and income.
In recent years, the discussion on ending these disparities and reaching health equity has come to the forefront as state and federal agencies and health advocates tackle the differences highlighted above as well as issues of health reform and how to improve overall health outcomes for the nation’s most vulnerable populations. But they are not the first.
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all aboard with Quality Partners
by Marguerite McLaughlin
They beam like kids in a candy store as they survey the array of stethoscopes and medical equipment, which crowd the tabletops in the cluttered classroom. It’s clear that they delight in knowing they will learn to use this equipment and that they imagine themselves as nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) – rushing about to help the frail, the sick and the needy. The tools allow them to see themselves in a place where they’ll be respected, valued and highly skilled.
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listen to your body, optimize your health
by Yvonne Heredia
Health care providers educate and give advice to others on how to best manage health conditions as well as staying healthy. However, it is no secret that many of them don’t take their own advice about staying healthy and seeking professional health care when it is needed. Many times we find excuses such as being too busy, too tired or just afraid of what will result from following up on subtle symptoms.
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