dannie22 posted this comment in the Tuesday Afternoon Thread: ATTN BLACK PEOPLE!! Imma need for everyone to get their health in check because what happened tonight should not have happened. One of my young black female co-workers told me she had been having pains and that her feet and hands were tingling. I asked her if she had any health issues I should know about. She … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Are We Taking Care Of Ourselves?
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POU Weekly Health Thread: Racism and Stress
After reading about Forest Whitaker's encounter with a deli employee, I thought this topic should be bought back up. Anger Over Racism Is Seen as a Cause of Blacks' High Blood Pressure ''HE was on the faculty at Harvard, but when he went to Harvard Square to get a cab, no one would pick him up - because he was black,'' said Dr. Dean Ornish, a physician who was treating the … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Racism and Stress