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Get covered with an affordable health insurance plan before the January 31, 2016 deadline. Watch...
Read Moreby Meredith Hurston | Dec 16, 2015 | Advocacy, Affordable Care Act, Mens Health, News/Policy, Social Good, Womens Health | 0 |
Get covered with an affordable health insurance plan before the January 31, 2016 deadline. Watch...
Read Moreby Meredith Hurston | Mar 16, 2015 | Healthy Living, Mens Health, News/Policy, Womens Health | 0 |
The open enrollment period for health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act closed on February 15. Thanks to this legislation, 8.8 Million people now have health insurance. That’s a good thing, right? Indeed it is. What...
Read Moreby Meredith Hurston | Feb 23, 2015 | Conditions, Mens Health, Womens Health | 0 |
February is heart health awareness month. One of the important risk factors for heart disease and...
Read Moreby Meredith Hurston | Mar 4, 2014 | Healthy Living, Mens Health, News/Policy, Womens Health | 0 |
March 31st Is the Deadline to Enroll Did you know that 1 in 5 African-Americans don’t have health insurance? And that more than half of the uninsured could find insurance for less than $100 per month (under $50 for people under...
Read Moreby Meredith Hurston | Feb 1, 2014 | Conditions, Feature of the Month, Mens Health, Womens Health | 0 |
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. To prevent heart disease and increase awareness of its effects, The Empowered Mocha Patient is proudly participating in American Heart Heath Month. Over 40% of...
Read Moreby Meredith Hurston | Nov 30, 2013 | Inspiration, Mens Health | 0 |
Have you noticed any guys with more facial hair this month? By last week, it may have been quite noticeable that your male co-workers, buddies or the man in your life have all been putting down the razor and growing out their...
Read Moreby Meredith Hurston | Oct 27, 2013 | Conditions, Mens Health, Womens Health | 0 |
October is breast cancer awareness month. It’s a pretty big deal because 1 in 8 women is diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Many families have been impacted by this devastating disease and I want to make sure we...
Read Moreby Meredith Hurston | Dec 1, 2012 | Conditions, Healthy Living, Mens Health, Womens Health | 0 |
Today, Dec 1st is World AIDS Day, let’s take it as an opportunity to talk about why you should know your status, how to have a conversation with your partner about responsible sex and where to get tested. As for why,...
Read Moreby Meredith Hurston | Nov 27, 2012 | Healthy Living, Mens Health, Womens Health | 14 |
The holiday season is upon us. If you’re anything like me, Thanksgiving and Christmas are exciting times, but then we’re left trying to figure out how to work off a whole weekend’s worth of over indulging. No...
Read Moreby Meredith Hurston | Sep 20, 2012 | Conditions, Mens Health | 0 |
This is dedicated to all the fellas and the ladies who love them! How can we get our black men to the doctor? Men, have you had your annual physical yet this year? If not, let’s talk about what might be hindering you. Dr....
Read Moreby Meredith Hurston | Nov 20, 2011 | Mens Health, Patient Safety, Quality, Womens Health | 3 |
The Empowered Mocha Patient is all about fostering a lifestyle of involvement in your own health care, successful disease management & prevention of disease by taking proactive measures. Therefore, this week, I want...
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