May 2012
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“I started thinking about exercise as an investment in myself instead of a chore,...”
– First Lady Michelle Obama on taking control of her health. Read more from her special message for National Women’s Health Week (via womenshealthmag)
April 2012
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Come one, come all!
The Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association (MWPHA) is hosting their annual meeting, “Healthy Women, the Cornerstone of Strong Societies” on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 from 8am-4pm.
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Embrace the Whole You
I wanted to offer some tips on how to reduce stress and embrace total health and wellness.
Mediate 15 minutes a day and quiet your mind. Free yourself of any stressors.
Use your time wisely. It is a valuable resource.
Eat healthy foods and exercise at least 3 times a week. You will look and feel great!
Encourage yourself constantly. Your biggest advocate is YOU!
Spend...
March 2012
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Benefits of African Black Soap
From my adolescence to the present, I have tried everything under the sun for my skin, especially for my face. I suffered with acne and I wanted that special beauty product that would work for my skin. Recently, I discovered one of the best products: African Black Soap. This particular soap offers so many benefits.
Made from dried plantain skins, palm leaves, cocoa pod powder, and kernel oil,...
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Call for Board Nominations!
Interested in health and wellness? Ready to serve your community? We need you!
Divas, MPH (Making our People Healthier), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the total health and wellness of women, is excited to extend to you an opportunity to nominate yourself or a colleague to serve on our Board of Directors.
Divas, MPH was founded in 2009 by four young women with a passion for...
National Women And Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day →
joannespurposefuldaughter:
My interview with WUSA9 in honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!!!
What’s your deciding moment?
Look who we found! Ms. Latisha James from the Women’s Collective in Washington, DC.
February 2012
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Youth AIDS 2012: Washington, D.C. YouthForce calls... →
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Washington, D.C. YouthForce calls for applications to form Working Committees! Dear friends and colleagues, Today is the official launch of the call for applications to form part of the Working Committees of the Washington DC YouthForce. As you may know, The…
Erica Kane...One Helluva Drug: Running for a Cure →
msericakane:
On the morning of March 18, 2012, I will join thousands of others in the Georgia Marathon as a member of Team in Training. The goal of this remarkable journey is to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Prior to signing up for the marathon, I had never even run a full…
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BREAKING: Joi Marie McKenzie, of The Fab Empire,...
Divas, MPH-DC is thrilled to announce our 2012 heart health campaign, Love Yourself with All Your H.E.A.R.T. (Health Education, Action, Resources, and Training). We are equally excited to introduce you to our 2012 H.E.A.R.T. campaign spokeswoman, Ms. Joi-Marie McKenzie, acclaimed writer, producer, and creator of the award-winning website The Fab Empire.
The 2012 H.E.A.R.T. campaign is...
Racialicious: “At the center of this debacle are,... →
racialicious:
“At the center of this debacle are, of course, the poor, often rural women who rely on the free or low-cost clinical breast exams, referrals and followup provided by Planned Parenthood. By Komen’s own account, socioeconomic factors (translation: being po’) are likely contributors to the high…
“BIRTH CONTROL PILLS RECALLED
U.S drug company Pfizer has recalled around 1...”
– Stuff We Love
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A Note From the Heart by U.S. Secretary Kathleen...
Dear All,
February is American Heart Month, and Friday, February 3, is National Wear Red Day®. I would like to encourage you to wear red to express your personal commitment to a heart-healthy lifestyle.
Today, nearly 43 million women—one-third of all women in America—are living with or are at risk for heart disease. By some estimates, that number could rise significantly by 2030. Heart...
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Spiritual Truth Thursday: A Cheerful Heart
It always seems easy to tell my friends and loved ones not to worry, but I often have a hard time taking my own advice. There are many things that we as women deal with on a regular basis that lead to worry, doubt, and fear. Our finances, relationships, children, moving to a new city (Shout out to Diva Tee ), job security, school, and especially healthcare. Just look at all the women’s health...
January 2012
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[Motivation Monday] An Enduring Heart
Do you remember the childhood story The Little Engine That Could? If not, let me refresh your memory!
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
A little steam engine had a long train of cars to pull.
She went along very well till she came to a steep hill. But then, no matter how hard she tried, she could not move the long train of cars.
She pulled and she pulled. She puffed and she puffed. She...
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Get Courageous DC Divas!
Kiki Ramsey is a life coach, licensed social worker and dynamic speaker. For over 10 years, Kiki has been a catalyst for helping women overcome challenges and transform their lives. Her own unique life experiences have laid the foundation she now uses to help women challenge themselves and begin living the lives they want.
In line with our “Be bold.” movement, Kiki has declared...
[Spiritual Truth Thursday] My Lucky Charm
As you begin to take risks and accomplish your goals this year, you will often hear the phrases “good luck“, “you’re lucky” or you may say “wish me luck”. We even associate certain items such as a rabbit’s foot, golden horseshoe, or four leaf clovers as “lucky charms”. I’m even guilty of it myself. But who needs luck, when you have God.
Luck is defined as “the force that brings...
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So Fresh and So Clean, Clean
I have been — for the last 9 days (woo hoo!) — participating in the @WholeLiving 21-day challenge. I love Martha’s magazine, and was excited to see the February cover story “New Year, New You” (we love that theme!), which outlined a 21-day action plan for a healthier, cleaner, fresher, and more energized me.
But as I flipped through the recipes, and thought about my...
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[Motivation Monday] Blackjack
Today’s post is courtesy of Diva T
Walk through the casino long enough and you will hear someone screaming, Blackjack, denoting that the player has an Ace and a Jack totaling the magic number 21.
Research shows the number 21 is also considered the magic number when you are trying to make a habit/change stick. At the end of 2011 or the very beginning of 2012, most of us made a statement,...
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The Purpose of Fear
For the past few weeks, I have been hearing the same messages as it relates to fear, the unknown, and taking risks. Lately, I have found myself to be in deep thought about my life, my goals, and what I am doing at this moment to reach them. From my extended meditation on these topics, I have concluded that I am not doing as much as I should.
The little intriguing moments of life have sort of...
Uphill Battles
This past weekend I ran 10 miles for the first time! Whoo hoo! J This week’s training felt really good. My legs were feeling really good and I even increased my pace. That was until I got to the final stretch. The final stretch was all uphill and my legs began cramping really bad. I kept complaining to my running partner because I really wanted to stop. She kept cheering me...
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Why "women's health" is your health (whether...
Folks sometimes ask us what the impetus for Divas, MPH was. And why we only focus on serving a segment of the population (in our case women, and mostly, women of color).
To read our story you can click here, but the crux of it is that by (positively) impacting and (ultimately) improving the health status, literacy, and access to prevention and care of young women, we are also impacting the larger...
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[Motivation Monday] A No Is Just An Opportunity...
Do you know anyone who likes rejection? I don’t!
However, I do know that some people know how to handle rejection better than others. I will admit that I am not one of those people. In my mind, every rejection I experience I somehow turn into a personal attack against “Me” — What did I do wrong? What could I have done better? Am I not good enough? These are all...
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The Happy & Healthy New Year Handbook
IT’S THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT MAKE THE MOST DIFFERENCE: AND, IT SEEMS IT’S THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT ARE THE HARDEST TO REMEMBER; SO, HERE IS A HANDBOOK OF SIMPLE THINGS TO REMEMBER IN 2012 Health: 1. Drink plenty of water. 2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. 3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food...
HADIYAH: Census Bureau Black Facts : 45 million... →
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Population
42 million - The number of people who identified as black, either alone or in combination with one or more other races, in the 2010 Census. They made up 13.6 percent of the total U.S. population. The black population grew by 15.4 percent from 2000 to 2010. Source: The Black…
