Let’s HOCC the Vote! It’s a HOCC Tradition!!! Voting for the health and rights of women is essential! Women’s Health is family health, family health is public health. Voting in the November election can make...
Cigarette smoking is the top preventable cause of disease, death, and disability in the US, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention , 2024). That is one...
Menopause is a midlife reproductive aging milestone. Menopause is characterized by a loss in estrogen, which is the primary female sex hormone. Estrogen is responsible for many processes within the female body. Estrogen helps...
Now that it’s “Summertime and the Living is Easy” you are likely spending more time outside which is a great way to be physically active and reduce stress or taking day trips to the...
The State of US Health as described in the “1990-2016 Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States” reports that poor diets have become the leading cause of death and disability in...
“Food is Medicine” is a concept that reaffirms the connection of recognizing that access to high-quality nourishment is essential for well-being. In April of this year, our HOCC program, “Mediterranean Diet: Making Healthy Choices”...
We Want You To Know that AIDS Action Committee (ACC), New England’s oldest and largest provider of services to people living with HIV/AIDS in New England is not “closing” but it is shutting down...
Approximately 30 million people in the US are estimated to have some form of peripheral neuropathy, but this figure may be significantly higher as not all people with symptoms are tested for the disease,...
The term “Mediterranean diet” can be used to describe the eating pattern of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The health benefits of a Mediterranean eating pattern date back to the 1950s with the...
We Want You to Know… What is considered healthy eating. First, healthy eating emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products. It also includes a variety of protein foods...