To celebrate Black History Month, this week’s Friday Five recognizes trailblazing African Americans in the Health IT industry who have been recent guests on our shows discussing ACOs, the role of NCQA in advancing health equity, why racism is a public health crisis, inequities around cardiovascular disease, challenges of BIPOC communities with digestive diseases, and much more.
February is American Heart Month. This week’s Friday Five focuses on how to take care of our hearts through diet and exercise, Damar Hamlin’s #3forHeart campaign, how and when to get heart health screenings, and the effects of heart disease on women and minorities.
Since the Global COVID-19 Pandemic, the job of pharmacist has had to adapt and overnight the role become more imperative than ever. National Pharmacist Day is celebrated annually on January 12th and honors all pharmacists across the nation.
Just in time for the holiday break, this week’s Friday Five highlights the key findings from a new TimelyMD survey assessing college students’ mental health.
This past week was National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) and our Friday Five provides information about this year’s flu vaccine, how pandemic preparation helps flu season, and an experimental mRNA vaccine.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, which was originally started as a way to bring awareness to diabetes. Another main focus of Diabetes Awareness Month this year revolves around managing diabetes through developing your health care team.
For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November. To support the cause we have pulled together some tips, resources and information about the effects of smoking and how to quit.
November is American Diabetes Month, a good time to learn about the disease. This week’s Friday Five looks at ways to prevent diabetes, resources for healthy recipes, ways to identify your personal risk and opportunities to learn more about the disease.
As a wrap for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, this week’s Friday Five rounds up all of the posts, tweets, advice, tips, tools and episodes that we have promoted throughout the month of October to encourage and show our readers how to #BeCyberSmart.
According to the DEA, too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses this crucial public safety and public health issue. We focus on the facts and events surrounding the day and how you can participate.
It’s October and that means it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the time of year when we see pops of pink around town, on billboards, social media and TV commercials reminding us to support the cause. This week’s Friday Five highlights the latest in research, advice, and prevention.
For more than 20 years, the Society for Public Health Education has celebrated National Health Education Week during the third week of October. Our Friday Five provides the daily themes of the week, webinars to attend, information about Health Literacy Month and much more.
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