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Can Your Zip Code Predict Your Health? care coordination doctorenoadvocates health equity health literacy implicit bias in healthcare independent health advocate social determinants of health structural racism and health May 28, 2025

When we think about what makes us healthy, we usually focus on diet, exercise, medication, and regular checkups. While all of these are important, they're only part of the story. The bigger picture—the one we often overlook—is shaped by what's happening outside the exam room.


 These seemingly invis...

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Medication Mix-Ups: How to Protect Yourself—and How a Health Advocate Can Help avoid medication errors care coordination doctorenoadvocates health literacy independent health advocate know your meds medication matters medication reconciliation medication safety navigating healthcare patient advocacy polypharmacy safemeduse May 22, 2025

According to the FDA, medication errors lead to approximately 7,000 to 9,000 deaths every year in the United States alone. And those are just the ones we know about. Countless other individuals suffer from side effects, hospitalizations, or long-term complications caused by mix-ups, duplications, or...

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How Informed Decision Making Can Improve Health Outcomes care coordination doctorenoadvocates enpowered patients health literacy independent health advocate informed care advocacy informed decisions know your options navigating healthcare patient centered care shared decision making smart health choices May 21, 2025

Picture this: You've just left the doctor's office. You've received a new diagnosis. You're still trying to process the words when the doctor starts talking about next steps—you'll be scheduled for additional diagnostic testing, then a referral to a specialist, and you leave the office with instruct...

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The Hidden Key to Better Healthcare? Cultural Competence culturally competent care dei healthcare doctor eno advocates health advocacy health equity health literacy healthcare consulting inclusive medicine informed care advocacy listen to patients medical bias awareness reducing disparities seen and heard whole person care May 14, 2025

What Is Culturally Competent Care?

Culturally competent care means providing care that takes into consideration an individual’s cultural background, values, language, beliefs, and lived experience. Each patient brings with them a unique cultural lens that affects how they perceive illness, healing,...

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Five Ways a Health Advocate Can Support Your Mental Health black mental health doctorenoadvocates health care advocate independent health advocate mental health awareness mental wellness navigating healthcare May 07, 2025

Mental health is an essential part of our overall well-being, yet finding the right support can be challenging, especially for people of color who may face cultural, social, and systemic barriers.

In recognition of May being Mental Health Awareness month, here are five powerful ways an independent ...

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Why Maternal Mortality Awareness Month Matters—Especially for Black Women black maternal health black women’s health health advocacy health equity implicit bias in healthcare maternal mortality awareness postpartum support pregnancy advocacy preventable maternal deaths structural racism and health Apr 17, 2025

 

Every April, we recognize Maternal Mortality Awareness Month. It is a time to shine a light on the lives lost as a result of preventable pregnancy-related complications and the families left behind. 

For Black women in America, this awareness isn't just about data and headlines—it's about our li...

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Metabolic Health & Your Heart- What Every Woman Needs to Know advanced lipid testing cholesterol levels health education health literacy heart disease heart health patient education women's health women's heart health Feb 14, 2025

February is Heart Health Month.  And so, I felt it is a good time to highlight one of the most pressing health concerns that affect women—cardiovascular disease. Despite increased awareness that heart disease remains the leading cause of death for women, many of us still underestimate our risk.

In ...

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Fifty Benefits of Exercise benefits of exercise exercise Apr 12, 2024

 

  1. Improves energy
  2.  Improves memory 
  3. Reduces age-related cognitive decline
  4. Improves mood
  5. Decreases depression
  6. Decreases anxiety
  7.  Reduces stress
  8. Increases muscle mass
  9. Creates a sense of calm 
  10. Improves psychological wellbeing 
  11. Builds mental resilience 
  12. Helps with healthy aging 
  13. Increases...
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👩‍⚕️ Client Education Series: Five Smart Tips for Choosing the Right Primary Care Provider board certified physician choosing a doctor client education series doctor eno advocates health insurance navigating healthcare primary care primary care provider Apr 05, 2024

As a health advocate—and a woman who has walked the breast cancer journey—I know firsthand how overwhelming it can be to find the right primary care provider (PCP), especially when you're over 50 or navigating a complex diagnosis.

When I was about to start treatment, I realized I needed a physician...

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Are Multicancer Early Detection Tests Too Early for Primetime? cancer screening galleri testing multicancer early detection tests Mar 27, 2024

With the recent diagnosis of cancer by Royalties- King Charles and Princess Catherine, it is evident that cancer is no respecter of persons. Early detection remains the best weapon in improving survival.

Among the promising developments in this area appears to be tests called multicancer early dete...

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