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🔍 The Tool That Should be Part of Every Woman's Breast Cancer Screening breast cancer risk breast cancer screening breast imaging breast mri doctor eno advocates early detection early detection saves lives health advocacy ibis model independent health advocate know your risk medical navigation tyrer cuzick score Aug 07, 2025

The Tyrer–Cuzick risk assessment model, also known as the IBIS model, is a calculator that estimates a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer over 10 years and across her lifetime. It is based on a wide range of personal and family factors.

Understanding your individual risk is a crucial step tow...

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đŸ©ș Who’s Treating You? Understanding the Rise of Advanced Practice Providers — and How to Protect Your Health access to care advanced practice providers doctor eno advocates health advocacy health care advocate levels of care midlevel providers nurse practitioners physician assistants underserved communities Jul 24, 2025

There’s a good chance that when you walk into a medical office these days, the person seeing you might not be a doctor at all. Increasingly, you’ll be treated by advanced practice providers (APPs), who are typically either nurse practitioners (NPs) or physician assistants (PAs).  This shift, though ...

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đŸ„Ș The Sandwich Generation: Caring for Children, Aging Parents, and Yourself burnout caregiver support caregiving coaching elder care navigation health advocacy independent health advocate long-term care planning medical advocacy sandwich generation working moms Jul 17, 2025

If you’re a woman in your 40s or 50s, chances are you’ve found yourself squeezed in the middle. You're raising children and probably also caring for aging parents or other elderly relatives. You’re part of what’s known as the sandwich generation — a group navigating an intense phase of life filled w...

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🔎 Navigating Functional and Integrative Medicine- The Pitfalls to Watch For evidence based medicine functional medicine functional medicine practitioner functional medicine risks health advocacy holistic care holistic care risks independent health advocate integrative medicine laboratory tests medical decision making nutritional supplements practice of medicine Jul 10, 2025

Functional and Integrative medicine have gained significant popularity in recent years. The promise of treating the "root cause" of disease, personalizing care, and seeing the whole person rather than just a diagnosis is powerful — and I agree that these are valuable principles. However, there's ano...

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🎇 Is Your Doctor Dismissing You? How to Recognize and Stop Medical Gaslighting black women's health health advocacy health disparities health equity health inequities independent health advocate informed care advocacy informed decisions medical gaslighting minority health minority women patient voices shared decision making the need to be heard women's voices Jul 03, 2025

In an earlier post, I wrote about the one question to ask your doctor that can change your healthcare experience. But what if you don't feel heard, or you're symptoms are constantly being dismissed? What if engaging with the healthcare system makes you feel like you're continually going to battle? W...

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🧠 Is It Normal Aging or Early Dementia? Know the Signs and What to Do alzheimer's awareness benefits of exercise brain health cognitive decline cognitive function dementia doctor eno advocates health advocacy health literacy healthy aging memory loss metabolic health women over 50 Jun 26, 2025

June is Brain Awareness Month. What better time to pay attention to our brain health, especially as we age?  Perhaps you're the caregiver for an older relative, and you're beginning to notice some memory lapses in them. Or maybe you're a woman over fifty, like me, and you've noticed that your memory...

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Life After Cancer: A Personal Perspective of What Survivorship Should Look Like aesthetic flat closure cancer survivorship programs coaching doctor eno advocates flattie health advocacy health literacy independent health advocate mastectomy mental health awareness mental wellness midlife wellness navigating survivorship post cancer care survivorship gap thriving after cancer whole person care women over 50 Jun 19, 2025

As a marathon runner, I have learned to apply the lessons from running to life. By the time I get to mile 18 and 23 in a race, I usually catch myself filled with self-doubt, like, whose idea was it to run this race again? Why am I doing this? Every fiber of my body is saying quit NOW! 

And then I h...

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No News Isn’t Always Good News: Why You Should Check Your Patient Portal health advocacy health literacy independent health advocate patient advocacy patient centered care patient education patient empowerment patient portal women's health Jun 04, 2025

Have you ever had lab work or imaging done and then waited to hear back from your doctor?

And when no one called, you thought—“Well, no news is good news, right?”

Unfortunately, that assumption can be risky. In today's fast-paced medical system, not hearing back doesn’t always mean everything is f...

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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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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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