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Dental Therapists Fill a Void

Education Development Center : EDC — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:39:33 +0000

For underserved communities across the United States, dental therapists are providing much needed oral health care.

Keeping Step with Good Health

Eric Marshall — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:46:55 +0000

Innovative program helps young black men address health needs from diabetes and obesity to HIV and AIDS. While African Americans make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, they represent more than half of the new HIV infections each year. In Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, which has the highest HIV and AIDS rate of any community in New York State, a new program is helping young black men ages 18–30 fight back. Called Keep It Up, the program combines health promotion and HIV prevention to help participants learn to take care of their health.

Communities Working to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse

Eric Marshall — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:35:22 +0000

In MetroWest Boston, youth, parents, and local leaders are learning about ways to prevent teen substance abuse in their communities.