Kappa Xi Lambda Health and Wellness Kappa Xi Lambda Brothers, Happy New Year 2022! January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, and Cervical Health Awareness Month. Below are some articles of interest addressing these topics. Please click on the links or cut and paste into your browser to read the entire articles.
African Americans with Glaucoma More than 10,000 Black Philadelphians are participating in a Penn study to understand glaucoma Diane McCoy Lackey knew something was wrong with her right eye. “Something just happened, and it seemed that I couldn’t see,” the North Philadelphia resident said.
patients, it leads to blindness.
Her ophthalmologist offered a sobering diagnosis: glaucoma, a class of eye conditions that damage the nerve that connects the eye to the brain. In 5% of
Black people such as Lackey are five times more likely to develop glaucoma than white people, and the disease tends to strike Black patients a decade earlier and progress faster. Yet, most glaucoma research — as with many other medical studies — has focused on white patients.
For more information on Glaucoma and African Americans and other resources – please click the links below - https www.inquirer.com/health/glaucoma-genetics-black-penn-philadelphia-scheie-20210809.html Additional Resources https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/outreach-campaigns-and-resources/glaucoma-resources/ glaucoma-awareness-month https://www.glaucoma.org/news/glaucoma-awareness-month.php
Cervical Health Awareness Month The National Cervical Cancer Coalition recognizes Cervical Health Awareness Month in January — a time to raise awareness about cervical cancer, HPV disease, and the importance of getting screened. Use these Cervical Cancer Awareness resources from the CDC to help educate people online and in your community. You can also share our easyto-understand MyHealthfinder resources to encourage people to get screened for cervical cancer and learn about the HPV vaccine. And don’t forget to explore the Healthy People Cancer topic to learn about progress made to reduce new cases of cancer.
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