Amidst a relentless surge in obesity rates across the nation, a coalition of leading advocates and public health groups introduces the groundbreaking Obesity Bill of Rights....
The "Safer Together" initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, is a $2 million Gun Prevention and Intervention program designed to combat the growing issue...
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reports a notable increase in life expectancy for Black Americans in 2022, with a rise of 1.6 years. The...
On the eve of World AIDS Day, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a call for urgency and collective commitment to ending...
Amidst ongoing crises like wildfires and extreme weather, a new COVID-19 variant, Pirola (BA.2.86), is causing alarm among experts. Pirola has over 30 spike protein mutations,...
The U.S. Surgeon General has declared loneliness a public health pandemic, with more than half of U.S. residents experiencing loneliness at some point. The lack of...
ASALH has chosen "Black Health and Wellness" as the theme for the 2022 Black History Month. This year's theme focuses on medical treatments, rituals, and initiatives...
