Education Commencement
With June comes the end of the year, the school year that is. As classes are winding down and temperatures rise, we wanted to offer some helpful information for everyone […]
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Health Switch | Easy healthy and economical food substitutions
Beans and legumes, including peas and lentils, are an excellent source of plant-based protein. Beans are found in most traditional cultures as a staple food, offering grounding and strengthening properties […]
Weigh-In | The politics of combating obesity
In response to the dramatic increase of obesity in the population, there have been different efforts undertaken at the state and federal level to combat the health issue. Most prominently, […]
Breakdown | How obesity disproportionately affects certain groups
While trends show rising rates of obesity in the general American population, particular demographics experience even higher rates than the average. Obesity has been found to have significantly higher rates […]
Heavy Issues | The background on obesity
Obesity is one of the most pressing health issues in America today. The percentage of the population that is obese has been expanding steadily and rapidly over the last 15 […]
Obesity in the U.S, | Letter from Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
This month at ArthurAshe.org we wanted to take an in-depth look at an important health issue in America: obesity. 127 million adult Americans, are overweight, 67 percent of the population. […]
What It’s All About The basics of health insurance
The basis of health insurance is that you pay an amount regularly, a premium, to an insurance company who then gives you coverage. This means that when you do need […]
Healthy Economy | How healthcare, the economy and the new law intersect
There were many ideas about healthcare reform and how it should happen. There are many different ways to administer a nation’s healthcare system. The previous American system was one of […]
New Law on the Block | What the healthcare overhaul does
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, otherwise known together as the new healthcare law, are long and convoluted documents, as […]
The Healthcare Bill
Spring is a time for renewal and rebirth, thus it was apropos that the new healthcare legislation passed and was signed into law at the end of last month. I […]