As COVID-19 decreases the opportunity to clean up our neighborhoods, landscapes, highways and byways, the concept of National Cleanup Day continued operations with restrictions and care along with providing education on how to keep our earth a cleaner place. The...
International Literacy Day 2020 has a history of being an important day of recognizing the ways and means to help all people learn to read. This year the initiative will change the format to accommodate the limitations of COVID-19, but the ability to read and the...
On November 18, 1872, a deputy federal marshal went to Susan B. Anthony’s home and said he wanted her to come with him to see the commissioner, and that she would be arrested for voting on November 5, 1872 in the first district of the Eighth Ward of Rochester, New...
When I considered how best to define spirituality, I realized my friends were the best resources on this subject, so I questioned a few people (and, yes, I did query some men, but none responded!) on their definition of spirituality. They presented me with a...
It’s a different kind of 4th of July for us all this year so I wanted to share a favorite holiday tradition. As a native New Englander and one who the spent my youth eating and swimming on The Cape (that’s Cape Cod, Massachusetts for you folks who aren’t familiar...
The dramatic progress in recent decades regarding early detection and treatment of cancer has produced an impressive success in the battle against the disease and thus the definition of a cancer survivor. Not so very long ago a five-year timeframe of a free and...
The month of May brings awareness by the National Osteoporosis Foundation to the facts, problems, treatments and prevention of low bone density and deterioration known as osteoporosis. The intention of National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month is to...
One of the most important agreements to save our earth and climate occurred on Earth Day, April 22, 2016, when the Paris Climate Agreement was drafted and world leaders’ signatures were requested by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon with the aim of...
Poor self-esteem and body image along with dieting fads and fat shaming appear to be the strongest contributing factors to eating disorders currently affecting 20 million women and 10 million men in America. The most common disorders are anorexia nervosa, binge...
The United Nations (UN) outlines their February 20th observance of World Day of Social Justice with this explanation: “Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social...
Cervical cancer is preventable and treatable; the most valuable resources for women are access to medical testing and advice throughout their lives. As January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, we want to share some information to increase your knowledge of this...
During the 1960s the medical profession and many people realized the populations of Mediterranean countries, such as Greece and Italy, experienced less coronary heart disease. Subsequent studies align the region’s diet to a healthier population. The phenomenon...
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