Archive by Author Kinah Morgan
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! | Mar 22, 2012
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month An annual health checkup with your primary care provider is one of the most effective ways a patient can prevent and catch potential illnesses. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, have you … Continue reading
Happy Social Work Month! | Mar 08, 2012
March is also Social Work Month!! The social work profession has been instrumental in achieving civil rights and human rights advances in the United States and across the globe for more than a century. Programs and services provided by social … Continue reading
Happy Leap Day: Don’t Forget to Brush! | Feb 29, 2012
As we celebrate Leap Day, we want to recognize our main source of information for Children’s Dental Health Month, The Wisconsin Dental Association. They provided us with creative videos and fast facts about oral health. The link above will lead … Continue reading
| Feb 15, 2012
Take a look as Progressive Community Health Centers was highlighted in Health Centers Growing More Slowly Than Planned from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on February 14th.
The Myth about Baby Teeth | Feb 08, 2012
Chew on This (Baby Teeth Matter!) It’s a common myth to think taking care of baby (primary) teeth is a waste of time since they will eventually fall out. The truth is your child’s baby teeth DO matter. Healthy teeth are … Continue reading
National Children’s Dental Health Month | Feb 01, 2012
FACT! More than half of children aged 5 to 9 have had at least one cavity or filling; 78 percent of 17-year-olds have experienced tooth decay. Uninsured children are 2.5 times less likely to receive dental care than insured children. … Continue reading
Medical College of Wisconsin’s 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration | Jan 10, 2012
Date: Monday Jan. 16, 2012 Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Location: Health Research Center (HRC) Auditorium The Medical College of Wisconsin’s 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration will be held Monday, Jan. 16, from 4:30 – … Continue reading
Foundation reaches out to African women with breast cancer | Jan 06, 2012
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Olive Demdy has been given a chance at life. In her native Sierra Leone, Demdy, diagnosed with breast cancer this year, had very few options to combat the disease. “We don’t get chemotherapy at home, just … Continue reading
Are you aware of Diabetes? | Nov 14, 2011
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. There are two types of diabetes, the most common of which is Type 2. Type 2 diabetes results when your body doesn’t produce enough insulin and/or doesn’t use insulin the right way, causing sugar … Continue reading
Breast Cancer Awareness – Start Early | Oct 25, 2011
According to Young Survival Coalition, 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her life. In the African American community, women under age 35 have rates of breast cancer two times the rates of Caucasian … Continue reading