The Minnesota Timberwolves FastBreak Foundation’s WolvesCare initiative, presented by C.H. Robinson Worldwide, continues on Sat., Jan. 28, when the team hosts its “Cooking for a Cause” event.

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Washington, D.C. (Jan. 19, 2012) — The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum’s Policy Director, Priscilla Huang and Policy Analyst, Paulo Pontemayor received the Families USA’s inaugural Health Equity Advocate Award Thursday during the Families USA Health Action 2012 conference, in recognition of their commitment and advocacy toward achieving health equity for all.

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ACS volunteers, from left, Dai Vu, Cuc Vu, Marie Tran, Tien Phan, Peiju Picard and Kim Tran.

By CARLSO GALLEGO
AAP contributing writer

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Dec. 8, 2011) — Nearly 100 people attended an intimate Holiday and Recognition ceremony to recognize the significant contributions made by local individuals and organizations in their efforts to educate the community about cancer prevention, access to cancer screenings and treatment.

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ST. PAUL — Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota has released its updated report on cervical cancer prevention in Minnesota as part of a long-standing effort to raise awareness about the importance of preventive health care for women, men and teens.

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ECHO is reaching out to let the public know it is kicking off 2012 with a brand new program and public service announcement set, “Secondhand Smoke in Our Communities.”

ECHO is excited about this co-production with Clearway Minnesota because it tells the story of secondhand smoke’s impact to diverse populations – in some of which tobacco use is greatly outpacing that of the general population.  The 20-30 minute program informs viewers that being exposed to the smoke from other people’s cigarette smoke is very dangerous and can cause illness.

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Sam S. Nath

A concept borne of the inadequate inspection of misguided theologians
By Sam S. Nath

Father Gabriele Amorth, who for years was the Vatican’s chief exorcist and claims to have cleansed hundreds of people of evil spirits, said yoga is Satanic because it leads to a worship of Hinduism. Telegraph quoted Father Amorth, “Practicing yoga is Satanic, it leads to evil just like reading Harry Potter   and “all eastern religions are based on a false belief in reincarnation”.”

Last year, Seattle mega-church pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church created similar uproar when he stated that Yoga is “absolute paganism.”   “Should Christians stay away from Yoga because of its demonic roots?” “Totally, Yoga is demonic,” Driscoll said. “If you just sign up for a little yoga class, you’re signing up for a little demon class.” (Source: The Seattle Times)

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By Amy Lange and Dane Smith

ST. PAUL (Dec. 5, 2011) — As pundits try to explain the “99 percent” movement, they typically identify driving factors such as student debt, high levels of unemployment, anger at Wall Street greed, and the glaring and growing economic inequality in the United States.

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Results from a follow-up biomonitoring pilot project that measured levels of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) in the blood of east metro residents and compared them to the same individuals’ levels from 2008 finds that blood levels of PFCs in the communities studied are decreasing and that efforts to reduce drinking water exposure to PFCs in the East Metro have been effective.

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Tobacco use by teens decreased at a slower rate between 2008 and 2011 and more than 50 percent of high-schoolers are still exposed to secondhand smoke

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Dr. Kalyani Gopal


By Kalyani Gopal,
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

One in five girls in the United States is sexually abused each year.  Some do not disclose sexual abuse until they are much older.

These children find themselves in foster care if their parent does not protect them from ongoing harm. The most common perpetrators are boyfriends, step-parents, and relatives, with 80 percent of the perpetrators being within the birth family.

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