On September 29, 2017 the City of Milwaukee Health Department honored Long-time Women’s Health Champion by hosting a dedication and naming ceremony for the “Mildred Leigh-Gold Women’s Center”.
 Some think childhood rivalries fade automatically over the years. This is far from the truth. Unresolved feelings can linger for the rest of your life if not properly addressed. In fact, according to Psychology Today, approximately one-third of them (adult siblings) describe their relationships as rivalrous or distant. They don't get along, have little in common, spend limited time together, and use words like ‘competitive,’ ‘humiliating,’ and ‘hurtful’ to depict their childhoods. These are heavy emotional loads to carry throughout life, especially during the holidays.
 For the first time in years, the U.S. Centers For Disease Control reports that HIV diagnoses among black women decreased by 24 percent, and 20 percent among all women, between 2010 and 2014.
 Corey Lamar Adams, center, sits surrounded by a shield of love, his family—his brother Curtis, father Johnnie, with his mother Gwen and sister Carmen. Sitting in their living room, Gwen and Johnnie Adams recounted the nightmare of their son’s disappearance for 18 days. The cause of his death remains a mystery compounded by the fact that his family was never allowed to see his body.
Shaking her head in disbelief Gwen explained, “Our prayer is that no other family will have to go through the nightmare that we have.”  Millions of people fly during the holidays. Keep your family healthy during this busy travel season. Pack hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes in your carry-on bag. The website TravelMath recently tackled the issue of airport and airplane hygiene, sending a microbiologist to take bacterial samples from five airports and four flights. First the good news: All 26 samples were negative for E. coli.
But the swabs picked up enough other kinds of bacteria to convince you to wipe down these germy surfaces: Q & A Psychotherapist, Dawn Shelton-Williams, MSW, LCSW Grieving A Loved One During The Holidays12/11/2017 WHY IS GETTING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS SO TOUGH WHEN GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE?
Throughout life, holidays are spent with relatives or people who you have close emotional connections. Holidays magnify the loss. So, it’s natural that the absence of a loved one can make holidays a very difficult time, especially since the death of a loved one interrupts this ritual in ways that will never be repeated. It’s only natural that the absence of a loved one can make holidays a very difficult time. Memories of a deceased loved one are not erased with their transition. Love is forever. The first year that my father passed was hard. But the love and support that my family gave each other are what got us through. His spirit was still there.  You may have heard that warm lemon water will get those pipes working in the morning and optimize your health. But, have you heard of warm lemon water combined with honey, cinnamon, and turmeric? All-natural lemon and turmeric are powerful ingredients that boast a wealth of beneficial properties.
 1. Start spending time with the right people. People you enjoy, who love and appreciate you, and encourage you to improve in healthy and exciting ways. They embrace who you are now, but also embrace and embody who you want to be.
 Reverned Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Jones (left) join president of the General Baptist State Convention of Wisconsin, Reverend Dr. and Mrs. Garry Levy, for the screening of MILWAUKEE 53206: A COMMUNITY SERVES TIME at Cannon Baptist Church. The gym at Cannon Baptist Church on Milwaukee’s northside was packed recently with community advocates, and citizens from zip codes throughout Milwaukee County and neighboring suburbs who came to watch the soul-searching documentary Milwaukee 53206. The zip code 53206 is bordered by I-43 on the east, 27th street on the west, North Avenue south, and north to Capitol Drive.
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