Childhood Cancer Awareness: Heal Every Life Possible · St. Jude Hospital · Cancer Institute Of New Jersey · New Jersey Dept. of Health Source: Today.com Pediatric cancer patients have a perhaps unlikely ally: Twisted Sister heavy metal frontman Dee Snider. Snider appears in a video directed by magician Criss “Mindfreak” Angel, singing a stripped-down piano […]
Suicide Awareness: Lifeline Phone 1 800 273 TALK (8255) · Crisis Text Line 741741 · American Fdn. Suicide Prevention · New Jersey Hope and Healing NAMI.org New Jersey Virtual Fundraiser · Music: “Brother” by Aurin Source: American Foundation For Suicide Prevention (AFSP.org) The grassroots work of the New Jersey chapter of the American Foundation For […]
Head Lice Awareness: National Pediculosis Association · Benefits of Stainless Steel Combing · LiceBeGone.net · LiceMeister Comb The The National Pediculosis Association (NPA), founded in 1983, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to protecting children, their families and their environment from the misuse and abuse of prescription and over-the-counter pesticide treatments of head lice and […]
Digestive Health Awareness: The Digestive Tract · Gastroparesis · Other Digestive Ailments · New Jersey Gastroenterologists Sources: EveryDayHealth.com; Ted-Ed (video) Your diet and your lifestyle have a direct impact on your digestive health. Improving your digestive health helps your digestion function more efficiently and improve your overall health. According to Maria Adams, MS, MPH, RDN, […]
Psoriatic Disease Awareness: National Psoriasis Foundation · Helpline: 1 800 723-9166 (NJ) · Donate · American Academy of Dermatology · New Jersey Specialists Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis are immune-mediated diseases characterized by inflammation caused by dysfunctional overreactions of the immune system that causes inflammation in or the body. This occurs because the overactive immune system […]
Breastfeeding Awareness 2020: New Jersey Breastfeeding Coalition · Breastfeeding And Covid · Latch Breastfeeding (NJ) · BEA Culture.org (Philadelphia) Source: Centers For Disease Control (CDC.gov) Infants who are breastfed have reduced risks of: Asthma, Obesity, Type 1 diabetes, Severe lower respiratory disease, ear infections, Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). and Gastrointestinal infections. Breastfeeding can help […]