For years, worsening eyesight meant Mathewos Alaro struggled to read and teach--keeping him from fulfilling his work as a religious leader in his community in Ethiopia. But after being screened for vision problems by a community health worker trained through Last Mile Health's new non-communicable disease training module, and fitted with glasses from RestoringVision, Mathewos can read easily again. "These eyeglasses have given me back my purpose," he says.
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"Do you know that conditions that affect our community as adults, such as heart disease, sickle cell, stroke, often start as children."
Those are the words of June Green, Health Practitioner for Caribbean & African Health Network (CAHN) one of the community partners helping raise awareness of D-CYPHR and the role of families in health research. She aims to encourage children and young people from Black and African communities to get involved.
Children and young people, you have the power to take part to make a difference to your future and to the health of our communities.
If you are aged 15 or below or have a child aged 0-15, it’s time to act now!
Take action, make a difference today. https://ow.ly/TTCS50TFqiK#DCYPHR#DNAResearch#HealthResearch
President Biden announcing EPA’s Lead and Cooper Rule Improvements which will require water systems to replace lead drinking water lines in 10 years. There is no safe level of lead. Lead is a neurotoxin. Lead was banned in pipes in the 1980s. And yet there are 9 million lead pipes delivering water to homes around the country even today. This rule will protect 900,000 infants from being born with low birthweight, prevent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2,600 children, reduce 1500 cases of premature death from heart disease, and prevent 200,000 IQ points lost in children. We aren’t just removing lead pipes. We are building thriving communities.
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day! #IOAD2024
Join us in raising awareness about the impact of overdose, reducing the stigma of drug-related deaths, and spreading the message that overdose is preventable. Today is a time to remember those we've lost and to support those who are currently battling substance use.
Check out SAMHSA’s Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit, which is available in English and Spanish. The toolkit highlights:
⚠️ The importance of harm reduction strategies
🔎 Access to treatment as a key component of overdose prevention efforts
👥 Crucial information for health care professionals, community organizers, and teachers
👉 Download the toolkit today to help combat overdose and save lives.
Share this resource to help inform your communities. Together, we can make a difference 💜
https://lnkd.in/erPeSpZ8#TogetherWeCan#EndOverdose
Falls continue to be a national public health concern. Join us and local and state partners and coalitions September 23-27, 2024 for a nationwide observance to raise awareness of falls prevention to reduce the risk of falls and help older adults live without the fear of falling. Monday's focus is on friends and family. Check out this excellent article on how to prevent falls. https://bit.ly/3QJwwDQ#FallsPrevention @bingocize.com @ncoa.org @communitybraininjury.org#FallsPrevention
Accelerate supports World Lymphoedema Day in raising awareness. Are you one of the 6 in 1,000 affected by Lymphoedema in the UK? Would you be able to recognise the symptoms?
Lymphoedema is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide, but can you believe it is poorly recognised? Comment if you recognise the common signs.
Let’s all spread the word on #worldlymphoedemaday to help improve recognition of the condition and improve care worldwide #LAW2014#LymphoedemaAwarenesshttps://lnkd.in/dW74j2fZ
Where is harm reduction?
I note the following in this presentation “Overdose prevention: New strategies for harm reduction.”
1. The elephant in the room is the widespread retreat from drug decriminalization and the return to incarceral approaches. This has of course been spearheaded in Oregon. But the most interesting presenter (MIP) pointed out that this is a national phenomenon in progressive communities (for example in Philadelphia and San Francisco).
2. The response is to cite research showing that increases in drug deaths are not due to decrim but to other factors—i.e., these stupid communities are wrong. No strategies are presented for enlisting community support — other than to say that they should know better.
3. One fairly widely agreed upon point is that a holistic approach to community services is required — although at the same time presenters say that proven harm reduction medications are insufficiently available in deprived communities of color.
4. This last point is always uncomfortably balanced against the question of introducing people to treatment. Why did so few people avail themselves of treatment options in OR (Keith Humphreys among others uses this to justify coerced, legally enforced treatment).
5. Another always uncomfortable point is the cultural and economic basis of drug addiction and deaths. Sheilah present the four stages of the drug epidemic, which are seen as going from rural white to urban (and other) minority communities.
6. But I’m not sure if that was what she was asserting (forgive my incomprehension! — I’m old). MIP clearly announced however that minority communities have always been at greater risk.
7. We then get to the contradiction (as opposed to the elephant) always at the center of the room. The Harvard Public Health moderator (of the Global Program on Tobacco) announced the number one misconception is that drugs, addiction and drug deaths are limited to deprived communities — they’re ubiquitous he claims! (Sorry — doesn’t that directly contradict 6?)
8. MIP made the two most interesting points about misconceptions: (a) that addiction is universal but people in different communities often seek different forms of addictive relief — such as overeating, (b) that all drug use shouldn’t be thought to require treatment. (Although PWUDs regularly make this point, it is still uncomfortable stating it in public health forums.) MIP here laid out the idea for the normalization of drug use and placing addiction in a separate sphere of experience. Now THAT would be interesting and new — but it can never be explicitly acknowledged in a public health arena.
I’ll leave off here with this musing — this panel represents new strategies for harm reduction? (Please, anyone, correct all of my errors and misunderstandings.)
During Self-Injury Awareness Month, we recognize the stigma against self-injury and the importance of helping those who are struggling. Many people may not know how to address self-injury.
But through integrated health and community care, we can provide individuals with support and resources to get better. 🧡 Direct your practice and patients to the resources from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988lifeline.org.
🔍 Join us in raising awareness and support for Rare Disease Day! 🌟
Today, we stand with the millions affected by rare diseases, shining a light on their challenges and triumphs. 💪 Let's unite in advocacy, research, and compassion to empower those facing these unique medical journeys. 🌍
Together, we can drive progress, improve treatments, and foster hope for a brighter future. 💡 Let's Spread awareness and make a difference!
#sundarammedicalfundation#smfchennai#chennai#RareDiseaseDay#rarediseaseday2024#raredisease#rarediseases#rarediseaseawareness
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