Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competency (MACC)
Our Mission, Vision and Services Vision Ohio’s health care system actively provides culturally competent practices and interventions that will lead to optimal outcomes for individuals who seek services provided by these systems in the State of Ohio. Mission To enhance the quality of care in Ohio’s health care system and to incorporate culturally competent models of practice into the systems and organizations that provide services to Ohio’s diverse populations. Our Services *S
Think you know all about hospice? These facts will surprise you.
As our parents and other family members get older, many of us will play an important role in caring for them. When a loved one has months rather than years to live, hospice care is often the best choice, and can help family members remain in their homes – which is where most people say they prefer to be – while receiving care that manages symptoms of their serious illness. Unfortunately, there are still many myths and misunderstandings about hospice, and these can prevent peo
This Ain't Your Grandmother's Weed
Truth be told we have many issue's in our communities. Lately, I've noticed the up tick in marijuana. It's hard not to notice who is smoking. The smell can't be disguished. Talking with young folks these days you would think weed is a legal substance. They don't have a problem with using it openly. Ohio just went through a fight to make the use of marijuana bankable for a few. Twenty-one million dollars spent to legalize a drug that has sent countless African Americans away
What's Eating You
Americas are eating plenty everyday but still starving nutritionally. The American Diet is calorie rich and nutrient sparse. What we need to do is switch it and make it NUTRIENT RICH and CALORIE SPARSE. Our bodies are satiated on nutrients not calories. Superfoods are the foods that are nutrient rich & calorie sparse. A healthy regimen includes superfoods; your lean proteins, fruits & veggies, beans & legumes, complex carbs such as sweet potatoes, sprouted brown rice, quinoa,
Black Women and Heart Disease: The Silent Killer
I remember having lunch with a friend and she asked me “If I knew my cholesterol level”, I responded that “I didn’t know and in fact the only thing I knew about Cholesterol was that Cheerios can help to lower it”. She looked shocked and suggested that I go get it checked, “because if it’s too high it can lead to heart disease”, which is the number one killer in America! I didn’t think that I had anything to worry about, besides I’m a 32 year old black female, I couldn’t poss
Let Me Introduce Myself
I don't care about your age, color or size, I don't care about your lips, hair or eyes. I don't care about your money fortune or fame, I don't even care about your name. I don't care about what kind of car you own, or where you live, I don't care about where you worship or how much you give. I do care about your family history and your lack of pysical activity, I do care about what you eat, drink and breathe. You look so familiar; maybe we met before today, Maybe we can becom
