National News Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month highlights importance of dialogue Waleed Alamleh
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — June marks Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, emphasizing the importance of conversations about emotional struggles—a topic often sidelined in the past. Talking openly about one’s emotional battles can be crucial for mental well-being, as underscored by advocates and professionals in the field. Rick DeVault, a mental health advocate with the “I […]
DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15
DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15 Posted on May 8, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — May 15, 2025 is Hawaiʻi Water Safety Day, and the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Water Safety Coalition and the YMCA, is encouraging the community to help raise awareness about […]
DOH ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH
DOH ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH Posted on May 1, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD), Adult Mental Health Division (AMHD), the Children’s Mental Health Acceptance (CMHA) Planning Hui and community partners are joining together in May to celebrate Mental […]
Opinion | Transitioning Cancer Survivors Away From Oncologic Care
Dinan is an associate professor of epidemiology and an oncology outcomes researcher. October was Breast Cancer Awareness month and the sudden influx of pink in our homes, on our televisions, in our workplaces, and in local businesses reminded us that we still lose far too many of our loved ones to cancer, not only in […]
Dem Senator Introduces Bill to Stem Attacks on Healthcare Workers
WASHINGTON — Emergency nurses and physicians met outside the Capitol building Wednesday to raise awareness of the threats and physical assaults they encounter on the job, and to voice support for a bill that aims to help prevent such violence and create an environment where these incidents aren’t tolerated. Among the many healthcare workers at […]
How Is The HIV Epidemic Disproportionately Affecting Communities Of Color?
Ahead of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Feb. 7, we sat down with Marc Meachem, Head of U.S. External Affairs at ViiV Healthcare, to discuss the future of HIV care, HIV representation in media, and the end of the epidemic once and for all. What kind of progress was made with the HIV epidemic […]
What Is the Purpose of Psychoanalysis? Goals & Uses
Psychoanalysis aims to promote awareness of unconscious patterns of emotion and behavior to help a person address the root causes of their issues Psychoanalysis aims to promote awareness of unconscious and recurrent patterns of emotion and behavior in order to help a person address the root causes of their psychological issues. By releasing repressed thoughts […]
Evacuation during and after the 2018 Montecito debris flow
A new study by UC Santa Barbara researchers speaks to the importance of public awareness programs in keeping residents — and emergency management offices — informed about rare but potentially lethal natural events in their area. The paper, co-authored by geology professor Ed Keller and colleagues Summer Gray, an assistant professor of environmental studies, Keith […]
My Belly Button Saved My Life
I knew what to look for, but I missed the signs. I went to an ovarian cancer awareness walk a decade before I was diagnosed with it at the age of 44. I took home pamphlets describing it as a “silent killer” because most people miss the symptoms, which include frequent urination, feeling full quickly, […]
5 Mental Health Conditions That Are Way Underdiagnosed
Mental health awareness has spread significantly in the past decade in the United States and around the world. Public health groups have made it clear that mental health is every bit as important as physical health, and society has embraced that important shift, too. Most Americans now say they value their emotional well-being as much […]