June is Men’s Health Month. The Health & Wellness committee of One Hundred Black Men spent the past 27 days raising awareness of preventable health problems and health concerns disproportionately impacting the African-American community. Louis Baldwin and I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Mayor David Dinkins and discuss these activities on his Saturday …
Category Archives: Health Economics
The Diabetic Economy
November is American Diabetes Month. Diabetes is an ever growing disease impacting millions of people in this country. Here are the statistics: – 25 million Americans have Diabetes – 18 million have been diagnosed – 7 million do not know they have the disease – 79 million Americans are pre-diabetic Essentially, you could fit every single …
7 Billionth Birthday Raises Concerns
The world reached an important milestone on Monday, October 31st. The UN reported that there are now 7 billion people on the planet. Marking such a milestone was no easy task. Every second approximately 4 births and 2 deaths occur worldwide. That makes it nearly impossible to zero in on the exact number of people …