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National Women’s Health Month
Read more: National Women’s Health MonthPatient Safety Doesn’t End at Discharge: Why Awareness, Follow-Up, and Advocacy Matter More Than Ever By Joydrop Baby & Wellness Every year during National Women’s Health Month, we talk about prevention, screenings, nutrition, and access to care and all of those conversations matter. But there’s another conversation we urgently need to have: What happens after…
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The Silent Crisis: Why Your Heart is the Key to Maternal Justice
Read more: The Silent Crisis: Why Your Heart is the Key to Maternal JusticeBy: Trina M Cook Founder, Joydrop Baby & Wellness & The Sunflower Patient Experience™ As we close out Black Maternal Health Week (April 11–17), the conversation often centers on “awareness.” But awareness without advocacy is just noise. If we want to solve the maternal mortality crisis in Texas especially for Black and rural mothers we have to talk…
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“GET YOUR GREEN ON”
Read more: “GET YOUR GREEN ON”Today is April 10th “Get Your Green On” Day and as a Senior Patient Safety Strategist, I want to tell you why wearing this color matters far beyond just a fashion choice. In the world of Critical Incident Management, we know that the best way to handle a crisis is to catch the “weak signals” before they become…
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Beyond 50: Why Colorectal Cancer is a Threat to ALL Ages – Especially YOU
Read more: Beyond 50: Why Colorectal Cancer is a Threat to ALL Ages – Especially YOUThis March, as we mark Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, there’s a crucial message that needs to cut through the noise: This isn’t just your grandparent’s cancer anymore. While the long-standing advice has been to start screening at 50, alarming new data shows a rising tide of colorectal cancer in younger adults, with many dying before…
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Before Hospitals, There Were Midwives: The Women Who Delivered America One Baby at a Time.” Honoring the legacy of Mary Francis Hill Coley and Onnie Lee Logan during Women’s History Month.
Read more: Before Hospitals, There Were Midwives: The Women Who Delivered America One Baby at a Time.” Honoring the legacy of Mary Francis Hill Coley and Onnie Lee Logan during Women’s History Month.Imagine a quiet home in the early morning hours. A mother is in labor, surrounded by women who understand exactly what she is going through. The room is calm but focused. One experienced midwife moves with confidence, offering reassurance, checking on the mother, and guiding the birth with practiced hands. For generations across America, this…
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The Accountability Audit: Why Your Health is Not a “Business Expense
Read more: The Accountability Audit: Why Your Health is Not a “Business ExpenseIn our community, your zip code should not determine your life expectancy. But as a Victim Advocate and Systems Safety Architect, I see a different reality. We are currently facing a crisis where the “closets” of our healthcare systems and industrial sectors are filled with skeletons that only come to light when it’s too late.…
