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Women with Strong Social Support Live Longer
Tangible social support from others improves health outcomes.
Finding Your Voice: Advocating for Clients During a Pandemic
Dr. Freeborne shares her perspective on addressing client advocacy challenges in a presentation to Professional and Board-Certified Case Managers on behalf of the Commission for Case Managers Certification....
Better Pregnancy Outcomes for African Americans
For the last decade, there has been attention to the troublesome fact that African American women have more problematic pregnancies than do white women. And, while in the U.S. pregnancy outcomes are generally poorer than outcomes in other developed countries, African...
Achieving Fitness With Friends
Tying up the sneakers is the easy part—committing to getting the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity a week takes discipline, planning, and pals. We are social creatures who do best with healthy competition and peer pressure. A body of...
Social Support is Good For Your Health
Published in a recent edition of Menopause, Dr. Nancy Freeborne and colleagues examined perceived social support and its effect on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. Even after accounting for factors such as income, race, and education that could have...
To Achieve Medicaid Expansion Follow Virginia’s Lead
Medicaid expansion in Virginia: A recent success story In June 2018 the Commonwealth of Virginia became the 33rd state opting to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Medicaid expansion had been on the agenda of...
