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PRESIDENT’S CORNER

Leadership is more than a notion!

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eadership is essential in the process of developing institutions in our community.

Without effective leadership the best that we can expect to happen is mediocrity and ineffectiveness. Leadership must recognize that it is important to me known and Light but from a community perspective it is far more important to be respected.

For nearly 10 years i have been striving to make and keep my word bond.

When I was inspired by the Creator to take on this task I had no idea how we would pay for it what the overall challenges would be and honestly if we were going to be able to make it at all. Nevertheless I pushed on and now today we are celebrating over six years of direct service and serve over 200 people per week in various programs and services.

In the recent conversations about leadership I express 2 these individuals that they should be careful 4 what they ask for because they just might get it. Some think that leadership or running businesses or organizations come with some grandeur and champagne wishes and Cadillac Dreams but I can tell you that is you are not up to the task of service venue are sadly mistaken and Miss understand what it really takes 2 be in a leadership role. Leadership requires your time and attention it affects your time with your family leadership is very taxing and it calls for the spending of your own resources just to see the mission through it is very difficult sometimes but true leaders don't have to dig real deep it's right on the surface and there might be a challenge and it may be difficult you do it with almost a ease of mind I was recently hospitalized and a friend of mine came to see me twice and both times I had my cell phone out and my laptop doing work for the Hub and he was angry with me because he wanted me to rest. I said to him my dear brother I actually find a lot of peace and what I am doing where if I did not have these things to do I would stress out even more so. Now that does not mean that a person doesn't need rest nor does that mean that you neglect your health for the mission however there's only so much time you can can sleep or rest. Sometime High have focus on the mission more than I have my health and that is wrong it is something that I need to work on. You know

how a salmon has to swim upstream against the current and subject themselves to being eaten by a bear or a fisherman but this something inside of that salmon that no matter what they must get Upstream to produce life and there's something about a true leader that no matter what they have to get Upstream.

We definitely must strike a balance but I will leave you with this thought black people suffered and still suffer at the hands of racial discrimination blight and Decay and some of our communities spencerian education he could not make development but if it was not for people like Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Noble Drew Ali Marcus Garvey Martin

Luther King Malcolm X the most honorable Elijah Muhammad The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and not to mention Moses Abraham Jesus and countless others who have fought for the liberation of the people and the changing of the world we would have not made so much progress. To understand but if you choose to step in the role of leadership no matter what level that made me it demands of you struggle sacrifice love understanding patience and hard work. Remember this leadership is more than a notion. •

Asad Z. Shabazz The HUB CDC President/CEO

Asad Z. Shabazz

About The HUB Mission The Mission of the HUB Community Development Corporation (the HUB) is to be the premier social enterprise for the advancement of:  Employment  Small business development, and  Education Vision We seek to establish a communitybased economy, impact the quality of life for families, shape public policy, and influence investments in underserved neighborhoods.

Employment…

The HUB prepares our clients for the workforce and link them with viable job-opportunities. We provide employ-ment training and offer wrap -around services as part of our case management process.

Small Business…

Our program is designed to empower small businesses for longterm success. The HUB provides an

administrative back office and support system, to help grow their operations. We foster connections for business opportunities in the private marketplace, with major corporations, and government agencies. It is our ultimate objective to impact their bottom line, grow a broadbased economic system, and help entrepreneurs become good community partners. The HUB features a small business incubator which offers physical and virtual office space, meeting and training rooms for rent, and shared resources.

Education The HUB provides educational & training opportunities on and off site.

In collaboration with our training partners, we assist individuals and small businesses with specialized training, and connect them with institutions of higher learning. We seek to prepare our clients for all aspects of the workforce, from employment

to small business development. The HUB believes that people cannot be successful without the right education and training opportunities to do so.

Concept The HUB CDC is a Non-profit workforce and economic development enterprise located in a 20,000 square foot facility on the Near East side of Columbus, Ohio. We have established a centralized operations center for the underserved and impoverished, offering a professional yet unorthodox approach to wraparound social services. With a convenient location, our clients and the general public have easy access to programs and services that are designed to help improve an individual’s ability to achieve gainful employment and self-sufficiency. We offer employment services, counseling/mentorship, networking, and education. 

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The HUB CDC Residing Vendors A Brand New Attitude, Inc. Linda Muhammad 614-313-1143

Leaderspark Kay Wilson 614-442-7899

Agape Family International Pastor Dawson 614-592-5546

Love Deliverance Apostolic Ministries Pastor Valerie Johnson 614-300-8720

Bilal Community Outreach Adbulsalaam Hadiya 614-732-7237 Bilal Ibn Rabah Islamic Center 614-354-4142

Nehemiah House of Refuge Terry Byrd 614-824-1338 Primary Care Solutions Tanesha Slater 419-672-0143

Body and Mind Latosha Anderson 614-484-4021

HUB Building IT Consultant Terron Mitchell 614-207-2492

Royal Properties Ed Willis 614-859-7542

HUB Communications - HUB Radio Kevin Flemister 614-403-7403

Kendricks Trucking LeRoy Kendricks 614-404-7411 Dal Tex Transportaion Michelle McCall 614-772-4365 Davis Laser Products John Davis 614-701-0828

Beverly Baylor Legal Shield Employment Coordinator 614-632-1419 Lance Muhammad Employment Coordinator 404-372-2170

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Contents President’s Corner Pg.2 Employment Pg.3 Education Pg.6 Small Business Pg.10 Health Pg.12 Farming Pg.15

Kay Wilson Editing Manager

Media Consultant Sharon S. Gordon

Contributing Writers Kay Wilson Terron Mitchell

(NAPSI)—Whether you’re just starting your working life, looking for a new job or considering an entirely different career, useful connections and helpful tools are at your fingertips.

For example, there are more than 10 million job listings on LinkedIn.

Beverly Baylor Employment Coordinator

Helpful Hints Nearly all professionals at the most sought-after companies found their way in through their professional networks.

Here are five suggestions to help you find your way in.

1. Improve your LinkedIn profile. With more than 20 million professionals including recruiters, hiring managers and decision makers using LinkedIn search every week, making simple improvements to your profile can make a big difference.

Use the profile completion meter to see personalized recommendations on which profile sections you should add to increase your chances of showing up when a recruiter does a search. And take the time to share more on who you are. For starters, make sure to add key skills you’ve acquired, such as project management, teamwork and communication. Hint: You’re more likely to find your way in to opportunities if you list more than five skills. Also, don’t forget to add a photo. This will help your con-

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If the thought of starting your own business and being your own boss is something you've always wanted to do, it's wise to first understand expenses. Underestimating the costs you’ll absorb is a key contributor to business failure, so its important to plan for and understand exactly what it will take to be successful. Our short list of hidden business costs can help you get started. What other hidden costs should entrepreneurs be aware of?

by Brian Sutter Many individuals with a dream and an entrepreneurial spirit set out to start their own business. That dream can quickly turn into a nightmare if you don’t have the financial resources to keep the business running.

The first thing every entrepreneur should do is get educated about the costs that go into running a business. A good budget helps, but there are many hidden costs of running a business that can quickly run you into the red.

These overlooked items include:

1) Permits, Licenses and Dues It all starts with paper – the permits and licenses you might need to do business in your community. These are rarely one-time expenses. Factor in how often they need to be renewed and what the renewals will cost.

You should also set aside a little money for membership dues with networking organizations like your local chamber of commerce or industry/professional groups. Participation in these groups can keep you up-to-date on the latest news

and can provide you with great exposure, but be selective about the groups you join because annual memberships can easily run hundreds of dollars.

How to save money: As an extra perk for members, manyregulations might require you to have something more official.

Before renting office space or purchasing property, think about how much space you need now and what you’ll need once your business starts to grow.

Does your business require more than a home office can provide? Will temporary office space work?

How to save money: Temporary office space, like that offered by companies such as Regus, Liquid Space and Share Desk, can be a great option, especially if you’re not sure of what the future will hold. These arrangements often include office equipment, Internet access, receptionist services, and meeting space that are shared among all the leasing businesses.

Utility costs can also eat into your budget. Leased spaces often include these costs as part of the agreement; however, things can be a little tougher if you’re on your own. Look into utility

providers that offer options such as flexpay, competitive rates or budget billing, and energy audit programs that can help improve your business’ energy efficiency and offset the cost of improvements. of these organizations provide their members with various kinds of business -related discounts on items such as insurance, loans, credit card fees, supplies, training and more. If you can’t afford to join a group, you may be able to attend some of their events at a nominal fee as a guest.

2) Office Space and Utilities The idea of a dedicated office goes hand -in-hand with the birth of a small business, but do you need the space? A home office can work for many startups, but zoning and other

3) Equipment, Maintenance and Upgrades The tools you need for your small business to create a product or run a service should be known to you, but smaller equipment costs can be forgotten in the mix. Remember to include basic office

equipment in your budget, items like computers, copier, paper, scanner, desks and chairs.

How to save money: Second-hand and discount sites such as eBay, ROE and Overstock can lead to big savings on these purchases, as can government auctions and surplus sales.

Don’t jump to buy the latest model if you don’t need it. A cell phone that keeps signal and holds a charge is worth more than an upgrade that offers no significant improvements. However, you should plan to upgrade or replace computer equipment on a regular basis. A laptop has a functional life expectancy of five years, and planned obsolescence, an intentional limit to a product’s usefulness, cuts that span to less than half.

Most major electronics retailers such as Best Buy offer protection plans for around $50 for two years of maintenance. Compare that bill with the total cost of ownership, which can easily run $8,500 annually per PC. (Total cost includes direct costs such as hardware, software, operations and administration Continued on Page 8

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How Families And States Help Kids Succeed In School (NAPSI)—If a child you care about is ever struggling in school, unhappy, unchallenged, unable to get the help he or she needs, these four stories could inspire you to find an answer.

How Four Families Found A Way 1. Reyna Rodriguez attended Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne as part of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program. She is one of six children in her family—and the first to attend private school. “Through the school choice program, I have been able to continue my education in a faith-based high school along with sharing my talents and love for the stage with those who help me to grow as a person spiritually and academically,” Reyna said.

2. Noah Grant found middle school challenging. His mother found a school for children on the autism spectrum for him but the tuition was out of reach. Then they found out about the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA).

“The ESA scholarship gave us the opportunity to choose a school that could best meet Noah’s needs and help him to have a successful future,” his mother said.

“Without it, I believe Noah would not be prepared academically and socially for the next step in his life.”

being a pilot, but when he learned what it would take, his dream took a nosedive. “I started looking at the financial requirements and grade requirements and I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m not going to make it,’” he said. “My mom is disabled. My father was in prison.” Then he discovered Heritage Christian School and a Florida tax-credit scholarship that changed his life. Today, Orlando is a freshman at Embry-Riddle, studying aeronautical science.

“Families should be trusted to conduct the education they have chosen and—above all—be encouraged with tools like education savings accounts and tax credits.

4. Christine Johnson homeschools her four children. She loves the flexibility it gives her, but Indiana provides only a small tax deduction for homeschooling families. Christine would embrace an education savings account (ESA) that would help her provide more activities for her children. “An ESA would allow us to provide an education that my husband and I can’t even fathom at this point,” she said. “I believe families should be trusted to conduct the education they have chosen and—above all— be encouraged with tools like ESAs and tax credits.”

What You Can Do To learn what your educational options may be, you can visit the School Choice in America Dashboard at www.edchoice.org/dashboard.

3. Orlando Rivera always dreamed of

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10 Hidden Costs Continued from Page 4 and indirect costs such as end-user operations and downtime.)

4) Employees and Benefits The people that help your business run significantly impact its potential. Salaries, personal and medical leave, health insurance and training costs factor into the budget.

Failing to invest properly in your employees, providing a living wage, a clean environment, office perks and other benefits can lead to high employee turnover.

Furthermore, it costs about one-fifth of a worker’s salary to replace that person when they leave. In some industries that cost is even higher.

How to save money: Provide perks. It’s more cost-effective to retain good employees than recruit new ones. These perks don’t have to be pricey; benefits such as flexible schedules, telecommuting and casual dress codes can do a lot to boost retention.

It’s also a good idea to negotiate annually with your health insurance provider so you can better budget for premium costs and other fees.

ness, which will encourage them to find as many “discounts” as possible. It’s also a good idea to periodically review your coverage to see if it still meets your business needs. If something needs to change, talk to your provider and other insurers to get the best rates and best coverage.

6) Shrinkage Shrinkage refers to a loss of inventory at some point between its purchase from your supplier and its purchase by your customer. According to Fortune, retail shrinkage cost U.S. retailers approximately 1.4 percent of their total sales – roughly $32 billion per year.

No one plans to lose inventory, but causes for shrinkage can include short shipments from a vendor, picking errors that lead to customers receiving more than they ordered, damaged goods, or theft.

How to save money An inventory management system that uses barcodes and scanners can reduce the risk of shrinkage and enable you to maintain real-time data on everything from raw materials needed for production to small consumer products such as individual screws.

5) Insurance

7) Payment Delays

These will be the most important checks your business will write every month. At minimum, you will need both employer liability and public liability coverage. It’s also a good idea to carry insurance for negligence, property, illnesses and injuries.

Lost revenue from shrinkage isn’t the only financial pitfall that can hit small businesses. The books suffer when demand gets fulfilled but payment gets delayed. Customers forget to mail the check. Banks hold transactions over a certain amount. Holidays cause payments to post later than expected. Your payments, on the other hand, never seem to miss a date.

Payment delays can seriously hurt your financial bottom line, especially when

How to save money: Don’t be afraid to negotiate with your insurance providers. If you’ve got a good record, they’ll want to keep your busi-

payments are expected or necessary to cover costs. Bounced checks and overage charges chip away at your credit rating.

Limited funds can force you to decide which bills to pay. Even with payment delay problems, payroll, insurance, rent and utilities MUST be covered – no matter what.

How to save money Set payment terms with your customers and hold them accountable. No one ever said you had to use net-30. Frankly, while net-30 terms can work for large businesses, many small businesses simply don’t have the cash flow to wait a month (or longer) to get paid for goods or services that have already been provided. Don’t be afraid to pursue late fees if a customer does not pay according to your terms. You should also talk with your bank about overdraft protection; it may involve a small fee, but it’s definitely much less expensive than dealing with bounced checks.

8) Time Your time is (a) valuable resource, and you can’t afford to waste it. Are you spending too much time and energy on business tasks that could be farmed out or delegated to another employee? Are you neglecting yourself, friends or family? The opportunity cost can be too high if you’re constantly putting out fires or balancing books instead of focusing on your well-being and personal relationships.

9) Professional Services Legal and accounting fees can run into thousands of dollars annually, but these specialists can save you money and time.

Legal professionals can untangle red tape.

Accounting specialists can translate tax codes, help maintain accurate payment and inventory records, and find grants to

help fund your endeavors.

How to save money Negotiate with these professionals to keep fees manageable. You need the CPA or lawyer to do the heavy lifting that merits higher fees, but other tasks can easily be done (and billed to) their lessexpensive support staff. Some professionals and university programs may also offer pro-bono or discounted rates for advice or other services; it never hurts to ask.

10) Credit Card Fees Can customers buy your product or service with a credit card? Depending on the credit card used, you should expect to pay roughly 3 percent of total charges in vendor fees.

Small businesses also need to very careful about using credit to finance expenses or provide cash flow. If you can’t pay your full balance each month, you can easily accumulate unmanageable debt due to late payments, high interest rates and continued reliance on these accounts.

How to save money Every credit card company charges different vendor fees, so do a little research on current rates and find the companies that offer you the best service and best rates. You may also wish to consider building part of that fee into your pricing structure or offering customers a discount for cash payments.

It’s best to avoid credit card debt at all costs. Look into other forms of business financing such as Small Business Administration loans and grants. Loans from credit unions and online micro-lenders may also be an option because they offer interest rates significantly below those offered by credit cards. •

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Coping with stress at work Everyone who has ever held a job has, at some point, felt the pressure of workrelated stress. Any job can have stressful elements, even if you love what you do.

In the short-term, you may experience pressure to meet a deadline or to fulfill a challenging obligation. But when work stress becomes chronic, it can be overwhelming — and harmful to both physical and emotional health.

Unfortunately such long-term stress is all too common. In 2012, 65 percent of Americans cited work as a top source of stress, according to the American Psychological Association's (APA) annual Stress in America Survey. Only 37 percent of Americans surveyed said they were doing an excellent or very good job managing stress.

A 2013 survey by APA's Center for Organizational Excellence also found that job-related stress is a serious issue. More than one-third of working Americans reported experiencing chronic work stress and just 36 percent said their organizations provide sufficient resources to help them manage that stress.

You can't always avoid the tensions that occur on the job. Yet you can take steps to manage work-related stress.

Common Sources of Work Stress Certain factors tend to go hand-in-hand with work-related stress. Some common workplace stressors are:

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Work that isn't engaging or challenging.

Lack of social support.

Not having enough control over jobrelated decisions.

Conflicting demands or unclear performance expectations.

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Effects of Uncontrolled Stress Unfortunately, work-related stress doesn't just disappear when you head home for the day. When stress persists, it can take a toll on your health and well-being.

In the short term, a stressful work environment can contribute to problems such as headache, stomachache, sleep disturbances, short temper and difficulty concentrating. Chronic stress can result in anxiety, insomnia, high blood pressure and a weakened immune system. It can also contribute to health conditions such as depression, obesity and heart disease.

Compounding the problem, people who experience excessive stress often deal with it in unhealthy ways such as overeating, eating unhealthy foods, smoking cigarettes or abusing drugs and alcohol.

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Track your stressors. Keep a jour-

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nal for a week or two to identify which situations create the most stress and how you respond to them.

Record your thoughts, feelings and information about the environment, including the people and circumstances involved, the physical setting and how you reacted. Did you raise your voice? Get a snack from the vending machine? Go for a walk?

Taking notes can help you find patterns among your stressors and your reactions to them.

Develop healthy responses. Instead of attempting to fight stress with fast food or alcohol, do your best to make healthy choices when you feel the tension rise. Exercise is a great stress -buster. Yoga can be an excellent choice, but any form of physical activity is beneficial. Also make time for hobbies and favorite activities.

Whether it's reading a novel, going to concerts or playing games with your family, make sure to set aside time for the things that bring you pleasure. Getting enough goodquality sleep is also important for effective stress management. Build healthy sleep habits by limiting your caffeine intake late in the day and minimizing stimulating activities, such as computer and television use, at night.

Establish boundaries. In today's digital world, it's easy to feel pressure to be available 24 hours a day.

Establish some work-life boundaries for yourself. That might mean making a rule not to check email from home in the evening, or not answering the phone during dinner. Although people have different preferences when it comes to how much they blend their work and home life,

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creating some clear boundaries between these realms can reduce the potential for work-life conflict and the stress that goes with it.

Take time to recharge. To avoid the negative effects of chronic stress and burnout, we need time to replenish and return to our pre-stress level of functioning. This recovery process requires “switching off” from work by having periods of time when you are neither engaging in work-related activities, nor thinking about work.

That's why it's critical that you disconnect from time to time, in a way that fits your needs and preferences.

Don't let your vacation days go to waste. When possible, take time off to relax and unwind, so you come back to work feeling reinvigorated and ready to perform at your best.

When you're not able to take time off, get a quick boost by turning off your smartphone and focusing your attention on non-work activities for a while.

Learn how to relax. Techniques such as meditation, deep breathing exercises and mindfulness (a state in which you actively observe present experiences and thoughts without judging them) can help melt away stress. Start by taking a few minutes each day to focus on a simple activity like breathing, walking or enjoying a meal. The skill of being able to focus purposefully on a single activity without distraction will get stronger with practice and you'll find that you can apply it to many different aspects of your life.

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Black Couple Launch Disruptive Health Tech Company (Black PR Wire) Miami – The black community suffers from many health complications and are often on the patient end of the health care industry. Very rarely do we hear stories of black innovators in the health tech space.

Meet Jamie and Jilea Hemmings who are married tech entrepreneurs who launched a disruptive new platform called Best Tyme (besttyme.com), the easiest way for physicians and medical sales reps to coordinate meetings.

A sleek work-hack for life-science professionals, the app allows clinicians to set preferences for when and how sales reps meet with them, and sales reps to structure their day by zip-code with an automatic calendar, meals and even routing function!

The app is available on iPad, Android, iOS and web. Free trial downloads are also available on the Apple & Google App stores. Once the trial is complete there is a monthly subscription for the representatives.

To date the couple has raised over $200,000 in VC funding to grow their team and launch a revolutionary product.

"We are thrilled to launch Best Tyme to the market," said Jilea, Best Tyme's CEO and Co-founder. "Our Feb 1 launch is going to revolutionize how doctors and medical sales representatives schedule appointments and at the same time show the potential of black innovators in the

space.”

Modern medicine coexists with, and informs, pharmaceutical research and development efforts. However, as any practicing clinician knows, workday time is precious and even more precious is a doctor’s attention.

Most physicians prefer to critically evaluate novel pharmaceutical products and that is best done when meetings with sales reps are concise, convenient and onpoint.

The BestTyme app is poised to help doctors take control of when and how they interact with medical sales reps and advance high-quality communication between the two disciplines.

The BestTyme app is designed for physicians.

With the BestTyme app, office staff can refer all sales reps to a central source where physicians have set food preferences and available appointment times.

This is a simple yet powerful way to coordinate pharmaceutical sales visits and lunches and take control of a busy practice while staying up-to-date on the latest advances.

As an added bonus, our data shows this simple trick can reduce clinic administrative staff time by up to 10 hours per week.

“My administrative staff absolutely

LOVE Best Tyme! Any time new reps call, my staff refers them to Best Tyme so that they can schedule appointments directly with me,” one [Chicago area] clinician said.

The BestTyme app is also designed for sales reps.

With the BestTyme app sales reps can enter the zip code they want to target and instantly generate a full schedule for the day. The app adds GPS routing and food order functions and even lets you update physicians as you go!

This is a simple yet powerful way for reps to optimize face-time with clinicians.

Not only can they minimize friction with office staff, they can address each client’s preferences for time and setting to make for higher-quality interactions.

This app saves time for busy sales reps.

One Fort Lauderdale rep said: “In less than 30 minutes, I scheduled five new appointments. The best part: I didn’t even make one call!”

Best Tyme was founded by lifescience professionals BestTyme was founded by four experts with a combined four decades of experience in pharmaceutical sales and frontline medicine. The app was created with the goal of reducing friction in the clinic

for all parties.

The company’s mission is to use technology to enhance effective communication of critical advances between two rapidly-advancing disciplines with a high -impact on patient care.

Jamie and Jilea are pharmaceutical representatives with 25 years of combined experience in the trenches who wanted to make their face-time with clinicians more meaningful and hassle-free.

As Jamie says, “Best Tyme improves operational efficiency ten-fold.”

Dr. Anisio and Alexandra are a physician/administrator team with 20 years of combined experience on front-line care who wanted to stay informed on pharmaceutical advances, without losing critical efficiency in task-switching from patient care to scheduling.

Alexandra said, “Best Tyme has saved our practice hours a week in scheduling rep visits. While we loved interacting and learning from the sales representatives before Best Tyme, the planning took far too long.”

The Feb 1 launch of the Best Tyme app is a simple way for life-sciences professionals to collaborate. With this life-hack both disciplines can structure interactions and enhance quality communications on topics that matter to patient care. •

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Remembering History and Black Public Health Champions during National Minority Health Month (Black PR Wire) In April of 1915, Booker T. Washington proposed “National Negro Health Week," recognizing that "without health and long life, all else fails.” His idea gradually evolved into observing the month of April as National Minority Health Month to raise awareness and eventually help eliminate the health disparities facing racial and ethnic minorities.

National Minority Health Month offers a platform to call attention to the deep injustices experienced by people of color and an opportunity to highlight the accomplishments of black public health champions who have worked to protect and advance the health of marginalized communities.

If we trace history, it’s clear that the medical profession didn’t think the Hippocratic Oath Primum non nocere, or "first, do no harm," applied to citizens of color. The glaring truth is that science does not operate in isolation from systems of deeply rooted racism and oppression that plague scientific, political, and cultural institutions in the United States—particularly when it comes to health. Such systems have been used to justify unfathomably cruel and inhumane medical experimentation performed on enslaved black people, which were only replaced in the Jim Crow era by pervasive medical mistreatment that resulted in untold fatalities.

Racist medical practices were tolerated, if not explicitly condoned, by professional organizations such as the American Medical Association through the late 1960s. The governmentfunded Tuskegee Syphilis Study, which effectively denied syphilis treatment to nearly 400 black men over the course of 40 years, ended in 1972, but a formal apology was not issued for this deliberate violation of human rights until 1997.

And still, in doctors’ offices and hospital rooms across the United States today, race remains a significant predictor of the quality of healthcare a person will receive.

But perhaps just as troubling as the underpinnings of racism in science and medicine is the relative obscurity of racism in the historical narratives propa-

gated by dominant white culture. That modern medicine was built on the backs of marginalized populations is well understood and indeed has been lived by many, but it is far from being accepted as universal truth. Meanwhile, the contributions of black scientists, doctors, and health advocates have routinely been eclipsed by those of their white colleagues or are absent entirely from historical records.

These advocates range from highprofile figures like Dr. Regina Benjamin, the 18th U.S. Surgeon General who shifted the national focus on health from a treatment-based to a prevention-based perspective, to grassroots activists like Detroit’s Malik Yakini, who in 2006 founded the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network to ensure that Detroit communities could exercise sovereignty and self-determination in producing and consuming affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food.

They include Byllye Avery, who in 1974 established the Gainesville Women’s Health Center to expand critical access to abortions and other health care services to black women, and Dr. Camara Jones, former president of the American Public Health Association, who skillfully brought the impact of racism on health and well-being to the forefront of the

public health agenda. These figures even include Bobby Seale. Though he may be best remembered as the co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Seale worked to establish a dozen free community health clinics nationwide and a free breakfast program that grew to serve 20,000 children in 19 cities around the country.

It is imperative that we not only highlight the health disparities experienced by communities of color that have resulted from interlocking structures of oppression, but also recognize the leaders who have stood on the frontlines demanding change. This must not happen only during National Minority Health Month, but continuously. The work of these leaders both underscores a powerful legacy of social and political advocacy among marginalized communities and serves as a powerful reminder of how far America has to go.

Sarah Reinhardt is a food systems and health analyst in the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists

Coping with stress…

Continued from Page 9 tive to create a work environment that promotes employee well-being.

Start by having an open conversation with your supervisor. The purpose of this isn't to lay out a list of complaints, but rather to come up with an effective plan for managing the stressors you've identified, so you can perform at your best on the job.

While some parts of the plan may be designed to help you improve your skills in areas such as time management, other elements might include identifying employer-sponsored wellness resources you can tap into, clarifying what's expected of you, getting necessary resources or support from colleagues, enriching your job to include more challenging or meaningful tasks, or making changes to your physical workspace to make it more comfortable and reduce strain.

Get some support. Accepting help from trusted friends and family members can improve your ability to manage stress.

Your employer may also have stress management resources available through an employee assistance program (EAP), including online information, available counseling and referral to mental health professionals, if needed. If you continue to feel overwhelmed by work stress, you may want to talk to a psychologist, who can help you better manage stress and change unhealthy behavior. •

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BlackDoctor.org and Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University Announce the 5th Annual Top Blacks in Healthcare Awards Gala Honorees 15 of the nation’s leading health professionals to receive top-ranked industry honor (Black PR Wire) CHICAGO (March 8, 2018) — BlackDoctor.org (BDO), the leading online health destination for African Americans, and the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University announce the highly-anticipated list of distinguished honorees for the 5th Annual Top Blacks in Healthcare Awards Gala. This celebration of Black excellence will take place on Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. The awards gala, hosted by radio and television legend Donnie Simpson, will honor 15 individuals who have made outstanding contributions to medicine, health and wellness. These highly esteemed and accomplished individuals not only maintain a demanding work/life balance, but they are also progressively moving their communities forward.

“These individuals have reached the highest levels in their careers, despite challenges, and BlackDoctor.org is honored to celebrate their success. Their trailblazing work ensures that everyone has access to quality healthcare,” said Reggie Ware, President and CEO of BlackDoctor.org.

Delivering the 2018 keynote address is Dr. William H. Carson, President and CEO of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Develop-

ment & Commercialization, Inc. (Otsuka), a leading healthcare company developing innovative solutions for patients and care providers. Otsuka’s commitment to innovation in healthcare comes in many forms, with a focus on mental health – reinforced by their recent FDA approval for the first digital medicine – along with an emerging portfolio in digital health, oncology, and renal disease.

BlackDoctor.org salutes this extraordinary list of Black healthcare professionals named as the “BlackDoctor.org Top Blacks in Healthcare” 2018 award recipients: Keith L. Black, MD; Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Director, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute; Director, Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Brain Tumor Center; Professor, Neurosurgery Ruth and Lawrence Harvey Chair in Neuroscience, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP; Chief Medical & Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President, American Cancer Society; Professor of Hematology, Oncology, Medicine and Epidemiology, Emory University Doris Browne, MD, MPH; President, National Medical Association

William H. Carson, MD; President & Chief Executive Officer, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (Otsuka) Craig Emmitt Cole, MD; Assistant Professor- Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Dyscrasia Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Julius B. Dixon; Commercial Business Director, Boehringer Ingelheim U.S. Quita Highsmith; Head, Alliance & Advocacy Relations, Genentech Keith Hopps; Director, CNS Marketing, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Doxie Jordan; Vice President, Area Commercial Lead, Novo Nordisk Inc. Conrod Kelly; Executive Director, US Marketing Lead, Diabetes Franchise, Merck LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH; Director, D.C. Department of Health Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH; Director Breast Oncology Program, Director International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health Sys-

tem Coleman K. Obasaju, MD, PhD; Senior Medical Director-Oncology, Eli Lilly and Company Rukeyser S. Thompson, PhD; Global Hair Care Section Head Research & Development (R&D), Procter & Gamble (P&G) Brian Williams, RPh; Head of U.S. Marketing-Cardiovascular Franchise, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Award recipients will be featured on the BlackDoctor.org website, its Facebook page – with more than 2 million followers - and other related media. Currently, BlackDoctor.org has a total monthly audience reach of more than 40 million visitors.

Editor, Bryana Holcomb, stated, “Today, more than ever, we must tap into our personal and collective power to create the changes we need in healthcare and beyond. Celebrating our honorees and sharing their incredible accomplishments will inspire our readers to keep pushing toward their own personal greatness.”

TBH.BlackDoctor.org

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Efficiency In Agriculture Protecting a Grower’s Bottom Line (NAPSI)—Farming and uncertainty go hand-in-hand. Volatile elements in agriculture such as weather, yields, commodity prices, government policies, land management and equipment maintenance place growers in a world of ambiguity each season. Unfortunately for growers, where there’s uncertainty, there’s risk.

These ambiguous factors not only affect growers, but often impact lenders who work directly with growers to obtain commercial loans. In 2015, BASF conducted a study to examine the role and influence agricultural uncertainties have on the current agricultural-lending landscape and how growers can place themselves in the best position to receive a loan.

Maximizing On-farm Efficiency With moderate commodity prices and a projected decline in net farm income, it’s becoming imperative that growers approach their operation with an efficiencydriven mindset. BASF and Farm Credit both aim to help growers achieve success by offering tips growers can use to maximize their operation’s potential while mitigating the effects of adverse market forces.

“Producers don’t have to accept today’s market cycle as a down cycle,” said Jerry Lehnertz, vice president of lending at AgriBank Farm Credit Bank. “Rather, they should view today’s environment as an agriculture efficiency cycle. That is, they have a great opportunity to improve their bottom line by using a variety of tools to increase yields, reduce costs per

Farmers can maximize their operation’s potential while mitigating the effects of adverse market forces.

unit, manage risks and lock in favorable interest rates.”

1. Increasing yield potential For growers, success can often be defined as strong profits at the end of the season.

One important way growers can increase their profit margin at the end of the year is by increasing yields. New technologies from BASF deliver effective performance against tough broadleaf weeds and troublesome diseases, helping increase a grower’s yield potential. Utilizing the BASF Grow Smart approach, which includes Innovations Specialists as partners in the field and advanced technologies like Priaxor® fungicide, growers can potentially increase operation outputs at harvest.

2. Reduce costs Consistently researching and evaluating the efficiency of practices, techniques and technologies can potentially reduce production costs. In addition, adopting costcontrol measures, such as Finance Advantage from BASF and John Deere, can have a major impact on cost per unit production. According to the 2015 study, lenders typically cover between 70 and 90 percent of production costs and have a decided impact on many farmers’ input decisions both directly and indirectly.

3. Mitigate risk The BASF Grow Smart approach supplies growers with the necessary tools and partners to create a flexible risk mitigation plan. Developing such a plan helps with preparing for upsides and mitigating downsides throughout the season. According to the 2015 study, surveyed lenders acknowledged implementing risk management programs, such as Investment Advantage from BASF, may give farmers preferential standing when applying for a loan.

“Through risk-sharing initiatives, BASF works to save growers money, enhance ROI and minimize risk throughout the season,” said Brady Spangenberg, Market Intelligence & Research Manager, BASF. “With Grow Smart people and protection,

growers can help ensure success on their operation.”

4. Take advantage of historically low interest rates When applying for loans, a grower must carefully review his or her exposure to potentially rising interest rates. Locking in fixed-rate loan alternatives, if appropriate, can protect growers should interest rates rise and provide the certainty of consistent monthly payments.

Contact a BASF or Farm Credit representative to learn more about technologies and finance options that help farmers increase efficiency and manage risk on their operations.•

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State Representative Bernadine Kennedy Kent

Child rape reports routinely go to Columbus Police division's junk mail COLUMBUS - The head of the Columbus Division of Police's Family Crime Unit Lt. Mark Gardner revealed under oath he is sending all child abuse reports to junk mail. In his video deposition, Lt. Gardner was emphatic in his statements that all reports from State Rep. Bernadine Kennedy Kent Kent (D-Columbus) including reports of child abuse and violence go "directly to my junk file as they continue to go as new things come in."

Based on Gardner's statements, Kent began sending all child abuse reports to Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs.

Chief Jacobs received 125 pages; and no less than 40 reports detailing both horrific child abuse and serious police misconduct. Kent warns the 125 pages detailing untold and unsparing neglect, assault, rape, and terror of child victims as young as 8 months old may be difficult to read.

After hearing and reading what the Columbus Division of Police and the Public Safety Director's office had to say to the media in response to Kent's March 26, 2018 press release, Kennedy Kent is responding to correct for the public Cathy Collins's totally false statement. Although Cathy Collins, assistant director of the Department of Public Safety claimed “Any allegations she [Kent] has made have been sent over to the Chief's office and internal affairs to investigate",

Collins is wrong.

None of Kent's 127 pages of allegations detailing continuous child abuse, directed to Chief Jacobs from December 4, 2014 to January 23, 2017, were ever entered into the IAB system for investigation.

The faces of young black girls living with the scars of sexually assault on a regular basis, although not Hollywood actresses or Olympic gold medalists, must also be seen as part of the #metoo movement, and deserve to have their stories of survival heard, the Columbus lawmaker contends.

Over and above that fact; however, even if Collins was unaware of the child abuse reports going to junk mail, Collins was definitely aware Kent was one of sixteen tax-paying citizens Chief Jacobs decided to place on the Division's "vexatious complainant list" in March 2014 without notification and without due process.

Persons on this list even had their private phone numbers and addresses exposed for any in the public who asked to see the unlawful list that still exist to date in the IAB Standard of Operation and in the Division's directives.

Kent says after being placed on the list and hearing her reports of child abuse were going to junk mail, Kent called on the heads of five prominent and nation-

ally known African American organizations and ordinary citizens for help.

“These leaders, ordinary citizens and even the parents of two victims themselves listened, understood the urgency in that moment, and then repeatedly wrote Jacobs in 2015 also voicing their concerns and their need to see these victims treated equally,” said Kent.

Kent says she is thankful to them.

“Whether these leaders, ordinary citizens, or parents of victims, knew it or not, if they had not understood at the moment the power of the word and the power of their signatures. The five children described as living in ‘deplorable and harmful’ conditions, would not have been rescued one month later after having remained in those conditions for three years after first notifying Chief Jacobs.”

The following leaders sent written reports of child abuse and police misconduct to Chief Jacobs and received no response: Ceola Garrett, President of the Greater Franklin County National Action Network; Louella Jeter, former President of the Columbus Chapter of the NAACP and its former Executive board; Asad Shabazz, former head of the Black Coalition of concerned Black Citizens; Donell Muhammad, Minister in the Nation of Islam; Rev. Joel L. King, family of Mar-

tin Luther King, Jr., and President of the Columbus National Action Network, and James A. Whitaker, Jr., Co-founder of Parent Advocates for Students in School (P.A.S.S.) Over a dozen House Democratic state representatives and faith-based leaders are also seeking answers. The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) as well as Bishop Donald J. Washington on behalf of the Unity Partnership have sent letters to Mayor Ginther requesting public records in response to the media reports.

Both organizations serve as a united public voice to ensure justice for all in Ohio.

In the letters, all cite documentation as one of the keys to "ensuring transparency to the public".

Kent believes after this press release and viewing the video, the Mayor Ginther, Council President Shannon Hardin, and the Public Safety Director Ned Pettus will take the lead on this and demonstrate to the public that they are disturbed and upset by Lt. Gardner's callous statements and the indisputable evidence showing Chief Jacobs intentionally obstructed reports of severe child abuse and police misconduct from getting into the Division's proper channel for investigation. ■

"A man's title don't mean nothin' to me. If he can't make it rain, he ain't no different from me and you." - Ora Kennedy Sr.

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Five Steps Toward Successful Job Hunting Continued from Page 3 nections recognize you and it helps boost your visibility with employers, too.

LinkedIn members with a profile photo get up to 21 times more profile views and nine times more connection requests than those without.

2. Search smart. Job search filters let you drill down into the aspects of a particular role that matter to you such as location, company, experience level, industry, and job function. Set alerts for the companies and jobs you’re interested in and update your career interests with what you’re seeking. You’ll get daily personalized job recommendations, some of which you can apply to straight from your phone. You can also search jobs where you have connections, and message them if you want to know more or if you want to ask for a referral.

3. Signal that you’re open to new opportunities by turning on Open Candidates in your career interests, which are found on the LinkedIn jobs page and on your profile page. This lets you privately signal to recruiters that you’re open to new opportunities. It also increases your chances of showing up in searches by recruiters.

4. Check your connections. Seventy percent of people get hired at a company where they have a personal connection.

Your connections or mutual connections can be key to finding your next job. If you need a conversation starter, check for career milestones such as a job change, connections in common and similar insights to break the ice. Now is the time to message your network and catch up. You never know who will help you find your way in.

5. Don’t bury the lead. When you reach out to a connection in your professional network, Adam Neumann, co-founder and CEO of WeWork, recommends not overlooking the importance of the subject line. A few catchy words that hint toward the conversation can spark a great relationship and get the person on the other end immediately engaged.

Learn More For further job-searching suggestions, go to http://blog.linkedin.com or go to www.linkedin.com/jobs to start searching! •

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Angela Cornelius Dawson The Ohio Commission on Minority Health presents its annual state Minority Health Month Expo.

Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Commission on Minority Health will host its annual Minority Health Month Expo this March 29th in anticipation for Minority Health Month 2018, this April. This year Dr. Quinn Capers, IV, M.D., FACC of the Ohio State University College of Medicine will serve as Keynote Speaker for the Expo opening ceremony. The Expo will be held in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Performing Arts, 77 South High Street on the 3rd and 5th Floors, March 29, 2018 from 9am – 2pm. The event and all Minority Health Month events across the state are free and open to the public. Matt Barnes, sports anchor and reporter for NBC4 will serve as Media Host.

“Ohio joins the nation in the celebration of April as Minority Health Month,” stated Commission Executive Director, Angela Dawson. “The 2018 national theme for Minority Health Month is “Partnering for Health Equity.” This theme reflects The Ohio Commission on Minority Health’s continuous and collective efforts to increase momentum toward achieving a state free of disparities in health and health care. Removing health disparities and achieving health equity is at the crux of the Commission’s work.

To continue this work, the Commission has initiated its Medical Expert Panel (MEP) on Health Equity. The MEPs efforts are designed to influence state policy by providing data driven solutions and action-oriented recommendations to improve health equity and health outcomes for racial and ethnic populations in Ohio. The culmination of this work is a white paper that provides unique insights of practitioners and policy makers who are on the front lines of addressing healthy equity in Ohio.

Healthy People 2020 defines health equity as the, “…attainment of the highest level of health for all people. Achieving health equity requires valuing everyone equally with focused and ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities, historical and contemporary

injustices, and the elimination of health and healthcare disparities.” “Equitable, quality health care is a right, not a privilege,” said Director Angela Dawson.

“The only means by which we will

and information, health incentives, healthy food samples, and live fitness demonstrations including Zumba, Hip Hop Fitness, Line Dancing, and Tai Chi. During April, there will be over 90

achieve health equity for all, including racial and ethnic minorities, is through ample education, accountability and effective policy.”

This year, the Commission is honored to have Pewter Level Sponsors for the Expo to include Buckeye Health Plan, CareSource, Molina, Ohio Health, Ohio State University – Wexner Medical Center, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, PrimaryOne Health and ProMedica. Over 50 vendors will be on site for free health screenings

events throughout Ohio focused on the promotion of healthy lifestyles, screening activities, and the provision of crucial information to empower individuals to practice health promotion and prevention.

You can find activities near you on the Commission’s website, www.mih.ohio.gov.

The first Minority Health Month was held in April 1989 as a statewide 30-day wellness campaign. In 2000, Minority Health Month became a national celebration. Minority Health Month was de-

signed to: • Promote healthy lifestyles; • Provide crucial information to allow individuals to practice disease prevention; • Showcase the resources for providers of grassroots health care and disseminate information; • Highlight the resolution of the disparate health conditions between Ohio’s minority and non-minority populations; and • Gain additional support for the on-going efforts to improve minority health year round.

In 1987, the Ohio Commission on Minority Health became the first freestanding state agency in the nation to address the disparity that exists between the health status of minority and nonminority populations.

Today, there are Offices of Minority Health in over 40 states. The Commission’s mission is to eliminate disparities in minority health through innovative strategies and financial opportunities, public health promotion, legislative action, public policy and systems change. For more information on the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, please visit their website at www.mih.ohio.gov. If you have any other questions please contact the Commission at (614) 466-4000. •

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2018 Minority Health The Ohio Commission on Minority Health joins the nation in the celebration of Minority Health Month. This year’s theme is “Partnering for Health Equity.”

Healthy People 2020 defines health equity as the “attainment of the highest level of health for all people.

Achieving health equity requires valuing everyone equally with focused and ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities, historical and contemporary injustices, and the elimination of health and healthcare disparities.”

According to the Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s 2017 Health Value Dashboard, Ohio ranks 46th in the Nation for health care value.

Ohio struggles when it comes to addressing population health. Achieving health equity requires a focus on eliminating health disparities and inequities across population groups.

To address this, the Commission has partnered effectively with health systems, policy makers, managed care organizations and state agencies to identify effective policies and strategies that can improve health outcomes, eliminate disparities and achieve health equity.

In September 2017, the National Quality Forum, a national leader in the effort to improve healthcare quality, released the report, “A Roadmap for Promoting Health Equity and Eliminating Disparities: The Four I’s for Health Equity,” which highlighted how measurement and quality standards, coupled with payment and care delivery reform, can help drive more equitable care.

Any serious effort to address health equity should incorporate steps to: • Identify and prioritize reducing health disparities • Implement evidence-based interventions to reduce disparities • Invest in the development and use of health equity performance measures • Incentivize the reduction of health disparities and achievement of health equity.

When our work began health disparities was seldom discussed and health equity was rarely mentioned.

The Commissions Strategic Plan focuses on the core areas of:  Increasing the awareness of minority health disparities broadening the leadership to address disparities at all levels  Improving healthcare access for racial and ethnic populations and

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achieving health parity Advocating for diversity and cultural and linguistic competency in the health care and health related workforce Expanding the capacity of our grant funding to organizations to design culturally specific nontraditional demonstration projects to meet the health needs of racial and ethnic populations To improve the availability of health data, research and evaluation for all racial and ethnic populations

Our Upstream efforts focus on system change and our Midstream interventions are targeted to efforts within the Commission.

Our current Medical Expert panel is focused on the development of a Health Equity white papers with recommendations increase efforts to address disparities and recommendations for state level focus on Health and Health Equity in all policies along with the development of a State wide Health equity plan thorough the identification of health equity officers within cabinet agencies.

Our recent legislative efforts focused on the toward the passage of Senate Bill 332 (sponsored by Senator Charleta Tavares and Former Senator Shannon Jones) - the state’s most comprehensive infant mortality legislation to date, in an effort to address the unacceptable rate of African American Infant Mortality.

This effort is an example of the Commission’s rich legacy of engaging local communities in finding solutions to poor health outcomes.

It also highlights the necessity of working with new partners who can influence the political, social and economic decisions, which largely influence health.

The Commission’s future efforts will focus on the identification of resources to:

 Focused efforts to influence the Development of a state level Health Equity Plan  Expand Grant funding capacity and  Serve as a clearing house for health information on racial and ethnic populations Of all the forms of inequity, injustice in healthcare is most shocking and inhumane … these words were spoken in May of 1966 by the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King.

April 4, 2018 marks the 50th Anniversary of his assassination and is a poignant reminder that our work is yet undone.

Dr. King’s overarching agenda was to impact employment, education, housing, food access and transportation what we now call the social determinants of health. The lack of adequate access to these resources continue to drive premature death within racial and ethnic populations and perpetuate the inequities that exist.

While the scope of our work seems daunting, we can eliminate health disparities in our lifetime.

Collectively, we are powerful enough to address this problem. •

Angelia C. Dawson Biograaphy Angela Cornelius Dawson currently serves as the Executive Director of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health.

The Ohio Commission on Minority Health was the nation’s first state office of minority health in response to the disparity in health status between Ohio’s minority and non- minority populations.

The Commission funds projects which are innovative, culturally sensitive and specific in their approach toward reduction of the incidence and severity of those diseases or conditions which are responsible for excess morbidity and mortality in minority populations.

Prior to this selection, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland appointed Angela Cornelius Dawson as the director of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) March 2007. She served as the first African American director from March of 2007 – January 2011.

As director, Dawson was responsible for a staff of approximately 100 employees and an annual budget of $ 193 million.

Prior to her appointment to ODADAS, Dawson served as the executive director of Project Linden, Inc., a private non-profit outpatient alcohol and other drug treatment and prevention services center in Franklin County for twenty years. • Dawson received her bachelor's degree in rehabilitation education, a master's degree in counseling and guidance and second master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from Wright State University.

Angela along with her husband John Wesley Dawson and son Jelani worship and serve at the First Church of God. ###

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Easy Life Adjustments that Keep You on the Path to Your Dreams Don’t allow your dreams get pushed off to the side, simply because they seem BIG. Dreams are supposed to be lofty.

They usually require extra effort to achieve them.

Here are a few tips to help you stay on course for your dreams.

1. Recommit each day. Each morning is a new opportunity to recommit to your dreams and goals. The rising sun is a symbol of a fresh start. Use that symbol as encouragement to keep pushing on.  Revisit your Vision Board every day.  Tell yourself each morning that you’re committed to making your dreams come true. If you believe it, you'll commit to it.

2. Set smaller goals. Sometimes dreams seem intimidating, can’t they? That's because you're looking at the big picture and feeling like it’s impossible to get there. Instead, try to set smaller objectives that lead up to the ultimate prize.

Achieve one small goal at a time, and

you'll start to get closer to the dream of a lifetime.  Avoid making your objectives so small that they feel trivial. You still want to make them challenging enough that you'll put in a good amount of effort to achieve them.  Ask your family and friends to hold you accountable. Share your smaller goals with them. Urge them to be honest and let you know when you're losing track.

3. Identify varying solutions.The saying "there's more than one way to skin a cat" is very relevant when you encounter challenges! It means identifying different paths toward your goal. How else can you make your dream come true aside from the method you've been trying all along?

Get a pen and a sheet of paper.

Start to write down ways you think you can achieve your dreams. Some may even seem far-fetched. But remember, it becomes a lot more at-

tainable when you break your eventual goal into smaller objectives.

Avoid becoming disappointed and discouraged when one solution doesn’t yield the results you want.Simply pick yourself up and move on to the next best option.

4. Adopt positive thinking.Tell yourself that you can do whatever you need to do to realize your dreams. You'd be surprised at how many things you can accomplish simply by changing your mindset.  When you change your thought patterns and make them positive, you'll start to convince yourself that you need to get the prize at all costs. That kind of determination brings out your creative side and helps you achieve, regardless of your obstacles.

Staying on the path to your dreams is certainly worthwhile, and the benefits of turning them into reality are many. If you want something bad enough, you'll put in the extra effort to attain it. Remember

that you get what you give, so put forth your best effort today!

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