Urban Influence Magazine speaks to Patti LaBelle about her fight with diabetes in their annual Health Imperative issue.
CHICAGO, IL (PRWEB) December 12, 2004 -- Urban Influence Magazine (UIM) editor-in-chief, Tamara M. Brown talks with Patti LaBelle about her daily routine of managing diabetes, her new cookbook and the recent Community Service Award she received at the National Urban Leagues 48th Annual Equal Opportunity Day Dinner.
In, Taking Care of THE Patti LaBelle", page 39, LaBelle shares, I wake up thinking about it [diabetes], its very much on my mind and I have to keep it on my mind because it doesnt hurt. I have done okay with eating 4-5 times a day, taking my medication, and exercising like I should, but I started doing even better after Luthers [Luther Vandross] situation. I try to tell people to be serious about seeing their doctors often."
Urban Influence Magazines Special Black Health Imperative issue also features articles by Dr. Lorraine Cole, executive director of the National Black Womens Health Imperative and Dr. Jean Bonhomme, executive director of the National Black Mens Health Network.
Both share their expert perspectives on the health issues facing African American women and men and what their organizations are doing to help. In Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Reflections of the Outer Beauty and Inner Health of Black Women", page 22, Dr. Cole delves into the sad reality of how African American women, at an alarming rate, are literally placing their health in jeopardy for the sake of outer beauty, societal acceptance and relationships. The article also offers steps to committing to self-health and a call to a health revolution.
In The Top Issue Facing African American Men Today", page 24, Dr. Bonhomme magnifies the overall problem concerning health issues and the African American men, Most of us just dont see the doctor," as Dr. Bonhomme references the historical origin of the problem - the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Trials.
New York Post sportswriter and freelancer, George Willis shares the story of a non-discriminatory illness facing the famous and not so famous in Alonzo, Sean and Antionette: Public and Private Battles with Kidney Disease", page 42. Willis shares the stories of Alonzo Mourning, Sean Elliot and Antionette Roach two athletes and a grad student who all have one thing in common; they all suffer from the same kidney condition. Learn about their struggles and triumphs.
As an official publication of the National Urban League, every issue features Inside the League." In this issue, UIM covers the Leagues new efforts to close the health gaps that exist in urban communities, through programs targeting risk factors like obesity, smoking, diabetes, depression and cardiac disease.
Urban Influence Magazine is a nationally distributed publication targeting progressive African American professionals with a message of building wealth through social change. To receive this and all issues, go to www.urbaninfluencemagazine.com and subscribe today.
A partnership between the National Urban League and T. Brown Publishing, Urban Influence Magazine speaks to the critical link between individual and community wealth and social responsibility, as well as provides information concerning the latest trends in business, politics, and lifestyle.
National Urban League
The National Urban League is the nations oldest and largest community-based organization, founded in 1910. Headquartered on Wall Street in New York City, the organization has professionally staffed affiliate offices in more than 100 cities in 34 states throughout the U.S., serving more than 2 million people across all ethnicities and economic levels. The Urban Leagues thrusts are Education, Healthcare, Economic Self-Sufficiency, Civil Rights and Civic Engagement.
Urban Influence Magazine Publisher
Tamara Brown, of Chicago-based T. Brown Publishing, Inc., is publisher & editor-in-chief for Urban Influence Magazine. Among recent assignments, Tamara has served as an editor for Black MBA Magazine, publisher for the National Technical Association and publisher for the 100 Black Men of America, Inc.
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