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🌟 Last Chance Alert! 🌟 Join us today for an insightful and FREE webinar 🎉 Dive deep with ProgenyHealth experts as we discuss a comprehensive approach to maternal and infant health. 🗓 Date: Today! 🕒 Time: 2 PM EST 🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/hj4f50SXtNR Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and support for maternal and infant health! See you there! 👶❤️ #MHPA #MaternalHealth #InfantHealth #WebinarWednesday

Our healthcare system is at a crossroads, facing a burgeoning crisis of metabolic health issues that threaten to overwhelm it. From rising rates of obesity and diabetes to heart disease, the trajectory is unsustainable. In discussions with experts like Bernard Toney Jr. , the consensus is clear: urgent, transformative action is needed. We must mobilize across sectors - healthcare, policy, education, and community - to implement multi-faceted strategies that address these challenges head-on. From public health campaigns and policy reforms to community-based programs and technological innovations, the time for action is now. Educating our youth, reforming healthcare to prioritize prevention, and fostering public-private partnerships are just the beginning. Together, we can shift the paradigm towards a healthier, more sustainable future. Join us in this critical mission. Your voice, your actions, can make a difference. #MetabolicHealth #PublicHealth #HealthcareReform #PreventiveMedicine #CommunityHealth #Healthcare #Society #Humanity #People #WellnessattheSpeedofLight #DrSinicropi

In today's episode, we delve into a significant shift in public health policy: the CDC's decision to end the 5-day isolation protocol for individuals recovering from COVID-19. This move marks a departure from previous guidelines and raises important questions about the future management of the pandemic. https://lnkd.in/eQUk2u5v #DrBerryPierreTV #MedicineMondays

CDC Ending 5 Day Isolation https://lnkd.in/eQUk2u5v In today's episode, we delve into a significant shift in public health policy: the CDC's decision to end the 5-day isolation protocol for individuals recovering from COVID-19. This move marks a departure from previous guidelines and raises important questions about the future management of the pandemic. #MedicineMondays

#HerHealthInsights: Spotlight on Infant Mortality by Mother's Age 📊 Data-driven insights are key to shaping effective health policies for all Texas women. The latest data analysis from 2020 reveals key trends in infant mortality rates by mother's age group across Texas. Explore these insights further with the @Texas Department of State Health Services’ Infant Health and Maternal Health Dashboards. These tools provide a comprehensive look at the challenges and advancements in maternal and infant health, empowering you to make a difference in your advocacy efforts. Discover the data that drives change. Check out the dashboards today here: https://buff.ly/3WSUVvP

How well do you pay attention to your children’s needs? Let’s talk about oral health… Did you know that, according to a 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) report, approximately 35% of children aged 1–9 in Nigeria have untreated tooth cavities? This statistic highlights a significant gap in oral health awareness among parents and caregivers. To learn more about this pressing issue and how you can help protect your child’s oral health, click the link below to continue reading. https://lnkd.in/dW2gdzdg

The Health Belief Model (HBM) is a framework widely used in global public health to understand and predict health-related behaviors and decision-making. The HBM posits that an individual's health-related actions are influenced by their perceptions of a health threat and the perceived benefits and barriers associated with adopting preventive behaviors or seeking treatment. Key components of the HBM include perceived susceptibility to and severity of a health condition, perceived benefits of taking action, perceived barriers to action, cues to action, and self-efficacy. In the global public health context, the HBM is applied to assess and address factors influencing health behaviors and interventions on a global scale, guiding the design and implementation of effective health promotion strategies, disease prevention programs, and healthcare policies aimed at improving public health outcomes worldwide. #healthandwellbeing #healthpromotion #globalpublichealth #publichealth #publichealthmatters #healthbeliefmodel

Reducing the U.S. maternal mortality rate requires strategies for prevention, intervention, & support for #PerinatalSUD. The special issue of Springer Public Health MCH Journal, sponsored by AMCHP & Association of State and Territorial Health Officials & funded by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSAgov), HHS, offers strategies to address this. bit.ly/MCHJPerinatalSUD

The Overlooked Crisis: How Rare Eye Disease Patients Are Left in the Dark Routine eye care is often dismissed as a luxury or an elective service, but for millions of U.S. adults the absence of this coverage can have profound, long-term health implications. This healthcare gap is particularly alarming for individuals living with rare eye diseases who rely on consistent, specialized eye exams to diagnose, and once diagnosed, prevent the progression of their conditions and safeguard their vision. The omission of routine eye care coverage represents not only a public health issue but also a growing crisis for individuals with rare eye conditions who face preventable vision loss due to these systemic barriers. More at https://lnkd.in/e5ubmwt7 #rare360 #rareadvocacy #livingrare #rarediseases #retinitispigmentosa #UsherSyndrome #StargardtDisease #rareeyedisease #visionloss #blindness

From the "SPECIAL SECTION: XXIV FIGO WORLD CONGRESS": This study reveals improved maternal and neonatal outcomes postimplementation of the Affordable Care Act in Maryland compared with non-expansion Georgia, particularly in neonatal health indicators. Read now: https://lnkd.in/gebd4ByQ