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Advancing Knowledge, Enhancing Care
The Masonic Cancer Center was founded in 1991 as part of the University of Minnesota’s Academic Health Center. Home to more than 500...
Dec 12, 20231 min read


Quality Life MN: Weaving a Web of Support around Colorectal Cancers and Heart Disease
African Americans have experienced the shortest life expectancy compared to Caucasians for the past 100+ years, according to the...
Dec 12, 20233 min read


Generation NEXT
“The Black Male doesn’t exist in the co-op movement” Alluding to “culinary privilege” - the under-representation of people of color in...
Dec 12, 20231 min read


The Power of People & Partnerships! University of Minnesota’s Program in Health Disparities Research
Part II Empowering Community Through Health Equity Driven Research When the Little Earth of United Tribes residents’ board and...
Dec 12, 20231 min read


Unpacking Black Male Trauma
“The work I do is based on a question: How can you have great economic opportunities and still have Black men on the corner?“ says Sam...
Dec 12, 20232 min read


Dec 12, 20230 min read


Wellness Empowerment: Healing From the Inside Out
“Why do I have to change who I am to get well?” “Wellness is the absence of dis-ease-physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually....
Dec 12, 20232 min read


Turning Point: A Legacy of Restorative Chemical Dependency Treatment
“Why do I have to change who I am to get well?” That was the question Peter Hayden grappled with while undergoing treatment in 1973 for...
Dec 12, 20232 min read


Take Care or Yourself, Sis: Spotlight on Breast Cancer & Heart Disease
Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer diagnosed in women across every racial and ethnic group in Minnesota. Compared to women...
Dec 7, 20232 min read


The Keepers: The Healer, The Counselor, the Researcher, The Elder, the Health Food-Bringer.
Beacons of light in our community quietly-loudly-dilligently, offering health ...and hope. Beautiful, Strong, Intelligent, Confident,...
Jul 8, 20231 min read
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