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Let's say farewell to another year!

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he hustle and bustle of year end activities is going strong and as usual we are trying to be everything to everyone. We are closing out the year at work, making sure all “I's” are dotted and “T's” crossed. We're coordinating our schedules with husbands, children and friends to ensure we attend the office holiday parties, school concerts and the range of gatherings hosted by the various clubs and organizations we belong to without planning time to just sit and enjoy the season.

I'm sure you can all relate in some manner and that's why in this edition we bring you features aimed at improving your health and that of those around you. Some of the features help recognize the symptoms of a pre-diabetic condition; identify the three elements necessary to achieve holistic health as well as how to love the skin and hair you're in with proper maintenance.

The holidays wouldn't be complete without some sweet treats, so instead of trying to be superwoman by cooking and baking this year, check out Chef Stacy Stoudemire's latest offerings highlighted within this edition.

Now just in case you splurge a little too much with the gift-giving, Alisa Tyler offers advice on how to navigate the financial uncertainty this might cause.

Our cover story features the dean of Kent State University’s College of Nursing, Dr. Barbara Broome, the first African-American woman to lead the state’s largest nursing program. Nursing is among the fastest growing fields in the healthcare sector, and employment for advanced practice nurses is expected to grow 31 percent by 2022. As a role model making significant differences, Broome’s achievement is highly-visible to all students, but especially to its minority students and alumni. Dr. Broome’s story is a testament to the power of perseverance and juggling family and career.

Yvonka Hall, executive director and founder of the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition offers a holistic approach to improving the health of minorities. Her nonprofit is working to find viable solutions to issues facing the community as a whole – from education to unemployment, which she sees are the precursor to high blood pressure, infant mortality and other illnesses plaguing minorities.

Columnist Simply Stephanie urges us all to pause and take a breather from the hustle and bustle of our daily lives. As you pause, listen to your body and put your health before the needs of everyone else.

It is our hope that something within this edition resonates and aids you in improving your overall health. We wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa and a Happy & Prosperous New Year!

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CONTENTS Alisa Tyler: Navigating Unchartered Waters: How to stay financially afloat in a sea of fiscal uncertainty

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Simply Stephanie | Living in Destiny …Thinking you should take better care of yourself, as usual, you're absolutely right!

Diabetes doesn't discriminate!

Even phenomenal women get diabetes

Angela Kyei, MD, MPH Love the skin you are in.

Embrace your hair with good care

Yvonka Hall A woman on a mission NORTHEAST OHIO

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Black Health Coalition Educate, Advocate, Empower

Robyn C. Hill, LPCC

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The 3 Keys to Holistic Emotional Wellness

DR. BARBARA BROOME KSU's College of Nursing Dean Sweeps in New Era

6 house plants to grow in your bedroom that can dramatically Improve your health

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Delicious Recipes

Chef Stacey Stoudemire A Heart-Healthy Chef with a sweet spot

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30 Area Small Businesses Market Place

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YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH

Navigating Unchartered Waters:

How to stay financially afloat in a sea of fiscal uncertainty

By Alisa Tyler A Financial Professional The Prudential Insurance Company of America's Northeastern Ohio Financial Group

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here's no doubt about it, these are challenging times in which we live. If you've lost sleep in recent months due to stress about paying for college, having enough money for retirement, or even keeping the roof over your head, you are not alone.

With so many components outside of your control, it's easy to feel adrift without a lifeboat. Since many experts say the economy's instability is the one thing we can count on for the indefinite future, taking action now to help strengthen your financial position is essential. Five steps you may want to consider taking immediately: 1.

Don't panic and pull out. Most financial experts agree now is not the time to simply stop investing or cease contributions to your retirement plans. That's especially true if your target retirement date is ten or more years away. Revisit your portfolio, your risk tolerance and how to reallocate funds if necessary to minimize losses and maximize gains.

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Pay off unsecured debt. Now is the time to pay down credit card and student loan debt. Trim your budget to make extra payments. Set a target goal date to become debt free once and for all.

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you through? If not, start socking away at least 10 percent of your income if at all possible. In this economy, it could take six months or more to find a comparable new job, so six to eight month's living expenses should be your target goal.

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Review your insurance coverage. Now is the time to review, update or purchase insurance policies to make sure you are adequately covered. If you have neglected to purchase life insurance or disability insurance, it's time to explore the benefits of these important financial safeguards.

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Inquire about annuities. With many retirement account balances taking a tumble in recent months, searching out ways to establish a secure guaranteed stream of income during retirement is important. Variable annuities offer a wide range of professionally managed investment options, guaranteed death benefits, and a variety of payout options including guaranteed income for life.

Surviving the recent economic storm is difficult, but not impossible. It will take discipline, planning, and yes, even courage. But the good news is, taking positive, proactive steps now can help put you back in the helm and keep your financial dreams afloat for years to come.

Investors should consider the contract and the underlying portfolios' investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. This and other important information is contained in the prospectuses, which can be obtained from your financial professional. Please read the prospectuses carefully before investing.

Variable annuities are appropriate for long-term investing and designed for retirement purposes.

Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's unit values, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Withdrawals or surrenders may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC). Withdrawals and distributions of taxable amounts are subject to ordinary income tax and, if made prior to age 59 ½, may be subject to an additional 10 percent federal income tax penalty.

Withdrawals, for tax purposes, are deemed to be

gains out first. Withdrawals can reduce the living benefit, death benefit and account value.

Optional benefits have certain investment, holding period, liquidity and withdrawal limitations and restrictions; you should see the prospectus for more information.

Our products contain exclusions, limitations, reductions of benefits and terms for keeping them in force. Your licensed financial professional can provide you with costs and complete details.

P r ov i d e d c o u r t e s y o f P r u d e n t i a l . Fo r m o r e information, contact Alisa Tyler, a Financial Professional, with The Prudential Insurance Company of America's Northeastern Ohio Financial Group located in Mayfield Heights, OH. Tyler can be reached at alisa.tyler@prudential.com and/or (440) 5442714.

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Simply Stephanie

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top. Wait a minute. Hold everything!

Sometimes we really just need to pump our breaks and slow things down. Too often we move full speed ahead oblivious to the sign posts signaling us to take our health more seriously, that we're simply not invincible.

A lot of times, and I mean a lot, we put so much of ourselves into taking care of the people and things that are important to us that we either forget about or neglect our own well-being. We want to serve our communities, churches, mosques and synagogues…you know, make a real difference where we can.

By Stephanie Phelps PWM Contributing Writer

Then again if we take a millisecond to “slow our roll” and consider the road ahead, we'll take time to ask the tough questions. While we're working hard taking care of everyone and everything on God's green earth, who's taking care of us and who will take care of what matters most?

Having a superwoman or wonder woman mentality will land us straight in the sick bed, the hospital bed, the mental health ward or worse, we'll end up dead.

As a journalist, especially as of late, my life has been extremely and excruciatingly deadline driven. Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines… It's all about the deadlines coupled with a fast paced sometimes frenzied and often depressing world covering car crashes, hit-skip deaths and grieving parents bearing the unbearable -- a blistering cacophony of police scanner radio reports -- and more domestic violence which makes one wonder why women seem to hold such little value in our society.

It seems that life and its stressors can just plain weigh us down, even the strongest of us. Such influences have the ability to negatively impact our very way of being and who it is we become.

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As women, we hardly miss a beat. We continue on, doing what we do, often times at our own peril, ignoring what we instinctually know to be true – we can't do it all, at least not at the same time. We become uneasy. Our unease becomes disease. If we're not careful, a downward spiral begins.

In an article for the American Center for Progress (ACP), Maria Guerra writes, “New policies such as the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, and other proposed policies such as paid sick leave can greatly improve the lives of African American women and their families.” According to Guerra's 2013 piece, under the Affordable Care Act, at least 5.1 million African American women with private health insurance were receiving expanded preventive service coverage and millions more would gain access to affordable or subsidized health insurance.

Guerra also provides a demographic snapshot of African American women's health, education, entrepreneurship, economic security and leadership, all of which play a significant role, in what I think, to be major contributors in our overall quality of life. What Guerra says should be guiding factors when enacting sensible policies to unleash the potential of “this growing demographic” to the economy.

For a complete breakdown of ACP's fact sheet, please visit www.americanprogress.org

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Seven Things You May Not Know about Women's Health

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esser-known conditions and diseases affect the health or safety of millions of women or girls each year. Learn about some of them and what you can do.

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Infertility may be treated medically, surgically, or using assisted reproductive technology depending on the underlying cause.

1. Asthma occurs more often in women than men.

Older adults, women, and African Americans are more likely to die due to asthma.

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Assisted Reproductive Technology, also known as ART, includes all fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are handled.

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Resources are available for patients preparing for infertility treatment and pregnancy.

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Known asthma triggers include pollen, mold and tobacco smoke.

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Know your triggers and learn how to avoid them.

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Work with your doctor to develop an Asthma Action Plan that will help you take your medications correctly and avoid your asthma triggers.

BV is an infection caused when too much of certain bacteria change the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina. In the United States an estimated 21.2 million (29.2%) women ages 14–49 have BV.

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The cause of BV is unknown. BV is linked to an imbalance of "good" and "harmful" bacteria that are normally found in a woman's vagina.

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Basic prevention steps that may help to lower your risk of developing BV include not having sex, limiting the number of sex partners you have, and not douching.

2. Heavy menstrual bleeding, lasting more than seven days or very heavy, affects more than 10 million American women each year. That is about one out of every five women. ·

A bleeding disorder may be the cause of heavy menstrual bleeding.

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Talk to your doctor or nurse if you have heavy menstrual bleeding to determine if you need testing.

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Learn about possible causes, including the signs and symptoms of a bleeding disorder .

3. About 27 million women in the U.S. have a disability, a condition of the body or mind that makes it more difficult to do certain activities and interact with the world around them. ·

More than 50% of women older than 65 are living with a disability. The most common cause of disability for women is arthritis or rheumatism.

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Women with disabilities need the same general health care as women without disabilities, and they may also need additional care to address their specific needs. However, research shows that many women with disabilities may not receive regular health screenings, like mammograms or a Pap test, as recommended.

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Learn about tools and health information for women with disabilities.

5. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection in women ages 15-44.

6. Sex Trafficking is a serious public health problem that affects the well-being of individuals, families, and communities. The majority of victims are women and girls. ·

Sex trafficking is defined as "the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act" by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.

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Consequences can be immediate and long term, including physical problems and relationship problems, psychological concerns, and chronic health outcomes.

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Learn about what communities and groups can do to prevent trafficking.

7. About 19 women die every day as a result of drug overdoses involving prescription opioids. ·

Women are more likely to have chronic pain, be prescribed opioid pain relievers, and use them for longer time periods than men.

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Addiction to prescription opioids is the strongest risk factor for heroin addiction, and heroin use has increased among women.

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Women should discuss all medications they are taking with their doctor and use prescriptions only as directed. Get help for substance abuse problems (1-800- 662-HELP); call Poison Help (1800-222-1222) for questions about medicines, or see your pharmacist.

4. Infertility affects about 6% of married women ages 15-44. ·

Infertility is defined as not being able to get pregnant after one year of unprotected sex.

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Several things increase a woman's risk of infertility, including age, smoking, excessive alcohol use, extreme weight gain or loss, or excessive physical or emotional stress that results in the absence of a menstrual period.

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omen can take steps to live long and healthy lives. Good nutrition, regular physical activity, and achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight are essential parts of managing many health conditions, such as prediabetes and diabetes, so they don't worsen over time.

Prediabetes means your blood glucose (sugar) level is higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Higher than normal blood sugar levels can start to damage your heart and cause problems with how your blood flows through your body. If you have prediabetes and don't lose weight or increase your physical activity, you could develop type 2 diabetes within eight years.

Diabetes is not just "a little sugar." Diabetes affects the way your body uses the foods that you eat. Some of the foods are broken down into glucose (sugar), which then enters the bloodstream. Diabetes occurs when the body cannot properly move the glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body.Type 2 diabetes is a serious condition that can lead to health issues such as heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, and loss of toes, feet or legs.

Women should be tested for prediabetes or diabetes if they are over 45 years old and overweight. Those who are under 45 years old and are overweight and have one of the following identifiers should be tested: have a parent or sibling with diabetes, taking medication for high blood pressure or high cholesterol, are African-American, Native-American, Hispanic, or Asian, women who had diabetes while pregnant, women who had a baby weighing over 9 pounds, rarely exercise, smoke, and women who have Polycystic Ovary Disease.

People can have prediabetes and not know it. Many people with pre-diabetes and diabetes do not have symptoms.

Sometimes symptoms develop slowly so you may not recognize them. These signs may mean you have prediabetes or diabetes: intense thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, blurred vision, pain, tingling or numbness in your feet or hands, and unexplained weight loss.

Diabetes affects women and men in almost equal numbers; however, diabetes affects women differently than men. Compared with men who have diabetes, women with diabetes are at a higher risk for heart disease and have lower survival rates and a poorer quality of life after experiencing a heart attack. Women with diabetes

are also at a higher risk for blindness and are at a higher risk for depression. Depression, which affects twice as many women as men, also raises the risk for diabetes in women.

Once diabetes develops, it cannot be cured. Diabetes can be managed through education about healthy eating, exercise, diabetes medications and blood glucose monitoring. Early detection of prediabetes and diabetes involves making an appointment with one of Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland's educators to receive a free glucose screening test. A nutritionist/dietitian will talk to you about how small lifestyle changes can help you. Once you start eating more nutritious food and moving more, you will lose weight. By losing just 10 pounds, you can cut your chances of getting diabetes. Joining one of Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland's support groups in your area is a great way to help you stay on track and talk to like-minded women!

Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland can help you learn more about how to manage risk factors for prediabetes.

Free diabetes risk assessment testing is available at the Diabetes Partnership offices by appointment.

Take your first step today. Call 216-591-0800 and ask to speak with a member of our education staff about your risk for type 2 diabetes and the small steps you can take to prevent it and treat it. www.PHENOMENALWOMAN.me â–’ 13

COVER STORY: DR. BARBARA BROOME

Dr. Barbara Broome: Kent's College of Nursing Dean Sweeps in New Era

By Michelle Phillips Fay Contributing Writer, Phenomenal Woman Magazine

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r. Barbara Broome is Kent State University's first African-American Dean of the College of Nursing.

Kent is the largest nursing program in Ohio, having graduated over 43 percent of the nursing workforce in Northeast Ohio alone, and it is the sixth largest nursing program in the United States. For close to 30 years, Dr. Broome has been receiving various honors, awards, and accolades.

And yet her modestly-decorated Dean's Office displays surprisingly few.

Her remarkable accomplishments in nursing, research, and academia stand her in good stead as she leads her alma mater into its next era of growth as its head visionary and long-range planner.

“I've always enjoyed working in a hospital.”

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The first in her family of five to graduate college, and the only child to graduate high school, Broome hails from a typical Midwestern family of honest, hardworking laborers.

Born Barbara A. Shelton in Warren, Ohio, as the youngest of the three Shelton children, she inherited a strong work ethic from her family. Like so many during the heyday of Ohio manufacturing, her father worked as an unskilled factory laborer, building bumpers.

Later, he became the constable for the city of Braceville, Ohio, where Broome grew up, and then its deputy sheriff. Her housewifemother worked outside the home as a housekeeper to help make ends meet.

“Although my father was a deputy sheriff, he really didn't make very much money.

And so I helped my mother clean homes in Newton Falls. We did lots of day work,” Broome reveals.

After graduating high school, she married Howard Broome and moved back to Warren. Her first job was as a cashier at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.

Within three years, they had their first child, Cassandra, and three years later their second, Howard Jr. While each child was very young, Broome stopped working and devoted herself to motherhood full-time. After her time off with Cassandra, Broome returned to work and took a position as a hospital admitting clerk. Following her return to work after Howard Jr., she was promoted to admitting supervisor.

Still, the practically-minded Broome realized that she would need an education to secure her family's survival, especially, in the event of the loss of her husband. “My husband is significantly older than I am, and we always said I have to be able to provide for the children, if anything were to happen to him,” Broome explains. “I've always enjoyed working in a hospital.”

For Broome, a nursing career would give her the ability to balance rearing children and work, given the flexible schedules, varied work environments and high demand nurses enjoy.

Dr. Barbara Broome discussing with administrative assistant Gingy Stypa.

“I want this and I'm not letting go until I get it.”

So, after a decade of marriage, Broome enrolled in nursing school. “I went to school full-time and I worked full-time.

It wasn't easy, but you learn how to do what you have to do,” she deadpans. Midwestern tenacity prevailed, along with a little of that pioneer spirit that helped settle Ohio; Broome was, after all, staking out new ground.

Fortunately, she received support from other mothers during her quest. When Howard Jr. played baseball, the other mothers would signal to her when he came up to bat.

Broome would stop studying her flashcards or reading her book and devote her full attention to him as he hit and ran the bases. Once his run was over, she would return to her studies.

A self-described “late-bloomer,” Broome wasted no time after getting started. At age 29, she completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Kent's Trumbull Campus, serving as president of her graduating class. Two years later, she earned a Master of Science in Nursing. Broome then joined the teaching faculty of the nursing school as an assistant professor. “When I completed my Master's, I just felt honored to be able to be a faculty member. And I felt that I was able to give back to others, and to help them achieve, because it's a hard struggle to get through a program.” Faithful to her commitment to helping others, Broome has devoted close to a decade advising and mentoring students.

At age 48, she received her Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh, while commuting between her home in Newton Township and an apartment in Pennsylvania. How was Broome able to successfully pull off this feat while married with school age kids? Well, her

husband has likened her to an American Pit Bull Terrier, telling her that “once you set your teeth into something, you will not let go until you get it.” And therein lies her answer: “I guess that's what it was with Pittsburgh … I want this and I'm not letting go until I get it.” Perhaps being the youngest child and only daughter made her scrappy from the start.

From the beginning, Broome has worked hard for family, and because of its strong influence she is most passionate when it comes to family. “Because at the end of the day that's all you've got,” Broome says. Sadly, those days can end much sooner than one would desire. Broome's biological mother died of breast cancer at age 35, both brothers died before either one reached age 55, and her father died at age 55. Little wonder that just when most people would begin to slow down on the career track, the ever-determined Broome was instead turning up the speed. Around age 53, with the Ph.D. accomplishment in hand and with that a newfound confidence, she set her sights on becoming a dean.

“It was later on in life that I decided that -- that I really wanted to be a dean.”

Broome has returned to Kent following her 15-year tenure at the University of South Alabama, where she rose to the level of associate dean of the College of Nursing and tenured professor. Nineteen months into her Kent tenure, she is now in a good position to take stock. “It's going well. It has its own set of challenges, but I think overall the transition has been relatively smooth.” And, most importantly, “I think I am making a difference.”

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Dr. Barbara Broome with some KSU’s Students.

One of the ways in which she is noticeably making a difference is as a role model. As the first African-American Dean of the College of Nursing, Broome's achievement is highly-visible to all students, but especially to its minority students and alumni. Her mere presence lets them know “that they can achieve,” Broome says. Sometimes this message is conveyed through a requested closed-door meeting, other times by a nod exchanged in the halls, and sometimes through the warmth of a reassuring hug. And she uses these moments as opportunities to mentor students on a large scale.

The latter change addresses a long-standing issue because the college has been in its current building for 50 years. “One of the legacies that I'd like to see myself leave is that we actually break ground for a new building.”

Broome is not optimistic that she will see the actual completion of the project during her tenure since Kent has numerous projects already underway, but she is quite hopeful about a ground-breaking ceremony. In the way of long-range planning, no target start date has been set for the project; however, an announcement along those lines is anticipated within the next year, according to Broome.

Broome appreciates the many positive effects of mentoring. “Mentors can tell you things that your parents tell you but you don't hear, or that others tell you that you don't hear. So I think that's an important person in an individual's life because they can guide you, they can support you, they can nurture you.” Broome herself had role models and mentors who played a significant role in helping chart her course in academia. “It wasn't, I think, until I got my doctorate and I saw other women being successful that I believed that I could actually do it, that I finally believed in myself that I had the attributes.”

More immediately, Broome will tackle the issue of expanding the school's current online offerings. “We're looking at developing more online programs, so that will increase the opportunities for people who might not be able to come to campus, [those who] live in rural areas, [and who want] to get an education.”

Other improvements in technology are also being slated, specifically an expansion in the area of simulation technology, which, along with clinical experience, serves as one of the cornerstones of Kent's practicum programming.

“I'm here to lead the College of Nursing toward a brighter future.”

For Broome, there is a holistic quality to her role as dean.

She has not only been placed in charge of classroom and buildings, she is also tasked with leading the people who occupy those spaces. Whether she is able to sweep in any of the highlighted changes, Broome will continue to place a priority on valuing others, especially her faculty, tenured and non-tenured alike. “I'm here to support and help the faculty get to where they need to be.”

Broome hopes to institute the following changes during her tenure: (1) to increase the number of online course offerings; (2) to improve the integration of regional campuses, specifically the four campuses which are home to nursing programs; (3) to increase the amount of research being generated by the College of Nursing; and (4) to break ground for a new nursing building.

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Nursing is among the fastest growing fields in the healthcare sector, and employment for advanced practice nurses is expected to grow 31 percent by 2022. To that end, Kent offers baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate, master's, post-master's and doctorate degrees, and it has entrusted Broome with the authority to lead the College of Nursing through the growing pains. “I'm really here to make a difference. I'm here to lead the College of Nursing toward a brighter future.”

your comfort zone,” Broome advises. That is what she learned as she left the comfort of Kent, where she had earned two degrees, to pursue her doctorate at Pittsburgh, and then later her home state of Ohio to pursue the dean-launching opportunity in Alabama. Both moves changed her career's trajectory, one landing her membership in the distinguished American Academy of Nursing and the other a seat on Kent's President's Advisory Council.

“Early on, I only wanted to survive. And I think that that's very common for most of us – that we just work hard to survive, make it from day to day.”

Still, the down-to-earth Dr. Broome takes it all in stride, instead, measuring her success in this way: “I measure my success [by whether] when I set out to do something …

I actually achieve it. And that I achieve it in at the right way, meaning that I followed all the rules and that I've been inclusive of other individuals and that I've shared the accolades with the other individuals who have been a part of it.” For this soft-spoken, humble and principled woman, the mark of true achievement is “to know that you've made a positive difference.”

By all objective standards, Dr. Broome has lived a remarkable life that has been marked by extraordinary accomplishments. Notably, she is the developer of the eponymous Broome Pelvic Muscle Self-Efficacy Scale, a diagnostic tool used to determine a patient's success with pelvic muscle exercises (commonly known as “Kegels”) and biofeedback therapy. If the combination is used successfully, patients can avoid surgery and decrease their use of drug therapy; thereby, eliminating unnecessary pain, added risks, negative outcomes, and increased costs, which is the Holy Grail in the healthcare industry.

Dr. Broome's personal journey has led her to the upper echelon of higher education. Her life story is a testament to hard work, dedication, self-discipline, devotion to family, and self-belief. And life has taught the professor a few hard-earned lessons along the way. “Step outside of

~~~~~ Michelle Phillips Fay is a regular contributor of personality profiles for this magazine. Ms. Fay enjoyed very much the chance to sit with Dr. Broome and take in her peaceful aura and calming spirit. Dr. Broome's message about the importance of taking care of one's health, staying healthy, and keeping fit were not lost on the writer. In fact, “it was just what the doctor ordered.”

“Sweeping Successes” · · · · · ·

First in her family of origin to earn a college degree, and the only child to graduate high school.

Married Howard Broome 43 years ago and reared children, Cassandra (40) and Howard, Jr. (37).

Earned Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. degrees as a fulltime employee, student, wife, and mother.

First African-American woman to serve as Dean of KSU's College of Nursing.

Developed the Broome Pelvic Muscle Self-Efficacy Scale, a diagnostic tool used in the assessment and treatment of urinary incontinence.

Secured funding in excess of $2.5 million for mental health education, elderly health screening and continence care.

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Best All-Around Nurse, Hannah Mullins School of Practical Nursing (1984) Outstanding Graduate Student Award for Academics and Student Service, Kent State, Trumbull Campus (1991) Distinguished Alumni Award, Kent State University College of Nursing (2000) Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (2008) Member, World Wide Who's Who (2013) 50 Outstanding Faculty Member, University of South Alabama Faculty Senate (May 2013) 50 Outstanding Research, Scholarly & Creative Accomplishments, USA (May 2013) Member, Kent State University's President's Advisory Council (2014) www.PHENOMENALWOMAN.me ▒ 17

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Embrace your hair with good care By: Angela Kyei, MD, MPH Assistant Clinical Professor, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Cosmopolitan Dermatology

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eople with brown skin or “skin of color” have certain advantages that many do not know about. The latest research shows that skin of color ages on average ten years behind everyone else. This means that if a person is 50 years old, her skin actually resembles the skin of a 40 year old, giving some support to the old saying “black don't crack.” Dark skin is exquisitely made to block the sun, thus reducing wrinkling and other effects of aging and, reduces the risk of developing skin cancer. Highlighting this positive fact about skin of color helps to enhance appreciation of it which, can then lead to better care of it.

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There are some not so desirable properties associated with “skin of color” that must also be discussed. African Americans are at much greater risk of forming thick scars called keloids. Keloids develop as a result of any injury or trauma to the skin.

In addition, it can result from inflammatory conditions of the skin such as acne. Knowing this fact is important because it empowers patients to inform their doctors about keloid formation before undergoing any surgery.

One of the more visible properties of “skin of color” is its ability to form dark spots leaving the skin blotchy and uneven. For example, acne can leave horrible discoloration on the skin even after it has resolved. African Americans with certain rashes can also develop discoloration of their skin even after the rash has resolved. Seeking treatment for acne or rashes in a timely fashion can prevent permanent discoloration on the skin.

Eczema, another inflammatory skin rash is also common among people of color. Eczema is made much worse by the cold winter. It is important to treat eczema because it can leave the skin barrier compromised leading to infections of the skin.

Eliminating irritating skin care products such as perfume and scented lotions is important in preventing frequent eczema outbreaks. In general thicker creams and ointments are better than lotions.

Hair of African origin also has some unique properties which allows for versatile hairstyles and selfexpression but also hair grooming challenges. Virgin (non chemically treated) African hair tends to be very curly. An Afro is hair that is super tightly curled. The tightness of this curl often leads to some difficulty with grooming in general. Society has addressed this issue by coming up with chemical relaxers and heat straighteners. There are also styles that minimize daily grooming, also known as protective styles. These include braids, extensions and weaves.

Many of these hairstyles damage the hair. Chemical relaxers weaken the hair fiber thus leading to easy breakage. Excessive heat on the hair can also weaken

it. Braids and weaves can lead to significant hair thinning due to the tightness of the braids. In general if one decides to use relaxers, it should not be done more frequently than every eight weeks. Heat should be kept at a minimum with relaxers because the combination of both can cause significant hair damage.

One of the most effective things everyone can do to prevent hair breakage is to apply generous moisturizers to the hair. This is because when the scalp of a person with tightly curled hair produces oils to coat the hair, the curly nature of the hair prevents travel of the oils from the scalp to the hair thus leaving the hair dry and susceptible to breakage. This can be overcome by generously moisturizing the hair.

In summary, skin of color has some unique properties which keep it looking younger for longer periods of time. It must be cared for however, to prevent scar formation and skin discoloration. The curly nature of African origin hair also allows great versatility in hair styles which allows full expression of various personalities. Thus African origin hair is unique in its qualities, but also requires significant care to keep it healthy. Avoiding hair styles that damage the hair will keep it healthier and longer.

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WOMEN in outreach

Yvonka Hall, a woman on a mission

By Shelley Shockley PWM Managing Editor

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n October, the number of homicides in Cleveland reached a staggering one hundred, with the majority of these cases occurring on the city's eastside, home to a majority of the black community. Couple this with an unemployment rate of thirty-five percent, fifty-eight percent of these, children living in poverty and you can see that the health of this community is in jeopardy.

Fighting these statistics and trends is the primary focus of the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition (NEOBHC), a non-profit launched in 2011 to “respond to the disproportionate burden of disease, disability, and death” on the African-Amercian community.

Yvonka Hall is the founder and executive director of the NEOBHC, and on an unseasonably warm fall afternoon, Hall welcomed Phenomenal Woman into her home to share her vision, her struggle and how she plans to counter some of the disparities facing Cleveland's black community.

This battlefield is familiar terrain to Hall who has worked to improve the overall health of Cleveland's minority communities for more than twenty years. Armed with a bachelor of arts degree in political science and history from Notre Dame College, Hall began her community service career with the Free Clinic before moving on to the 20 ▒ NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015

Cleveland Branch of the NAACP, the American Heart Association, MetroHealth and the City of Cleveland. With her career established, Hall continued her educational pursuits at Texas Southern University graduating summa cum laude with a master of public administration degree.

On each rung of the ladder, Hall's work has been steeped in the improvement of the health of members of the minority community. Her work has been described as “cutting edge”, “detail oriented” and most importantly “passionate.”

The passion is evident as Hall describes her work, from convening the largest conference on Health Disparities in the United States in 2009 when she served as the director of Minority Health for the City of Cleveland continuing on through her present work which includes being a voice seeking change in the city's police department, among other things.

In 2009, she was disheartened when representatives from the African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American and African communities came together to voice their concerns with health issues related to their ethnicity, and every group left with solutions that have been implemented with the exception of the African-American community.

At the conclusion of the breakout sessions, Hall recalls the Hispanic community calling for an organization to act as an advocate for their needs – thus the birth of the Hispanic Alliance; the Asian community sought a clinic that would focus and specialize on their needs – they now have one; Native Americans were seeking advocates against discriminatory portrayals of their heritage and the Nigerian community sought a forum to concentrate on their specific health concerns which resulted in the Nigerian Health Fair. What truly galled her were the comments stemming from the discussion on the needs of the African-American community. “They said African Americans needed to get over racism, pick themselves up by their bootstraps etcetera. It was clear to me people don't understand African-Americans!”

Further explaining the problem, Hall reflects on the history of the black community, a community she says has never received parity after slavery. “Thousands and thousands of slaves left plantations and never made it to freedom due to disease and infant mortality” to name only a couple reasons and issues that Hall says persist today. “Infant mortality is a problem. How many women do you know who have lost a baby before the age of one?” The problem she says is that we don't think of it as a larger problem, we see it in isolation.

The diseases plaguing the black community are well known – high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease and all of these in one way or another stem from the poor quality of life many members of the community live with daily.

Hall is looking for solutions to these and many more issues facing the black community. After the 2009 conference, she wrote the mission and vision for the Coalition and registered the name wth the state of Ohio, and let it sit. “I waited for other people to do something. I believed someone else will see what I see and they have more money than me.”

Nothing happened. Fast forward to 2012, and the Cleveland police chase that left Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell dead after 137 shots were fired into their car. “I waited for the uproar from the community, from our leaders and I was disappointed. How in a city where black people make up fifty-four percent of the population and a county where they represent thirty-one percent is not outraged,” Hall asked. Adding to her angst was the fact that “day in and day out the reports are coming out calling them suspects instead of victims.”

Once again she stayed the course and went on about her life. Last year, two years after the chase, she was still angry but went on vacation for some down time and during this time she said, “God gave me my next mission and I woke up with the whole plan.” The plan came just as

Clevelanders were reeling again, this time from the death of Taneisha Anderson while in the custody of Cleveland police following a mental health incident. Less than two short weeks later twelve-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally wounded by police officers responding to a call about a “man with a gun” in a City park.

Returning home with a full blown plan of action Hall began putting the plan in action and seeking to fund the organization. The funding has been slow to come, but that has not stopped this tenacious woman. In January, the NEOBHC hosted a “Community Conversation on the DOJ Report” Hall said, “To allow people voices to be heard and placed in writing.” The latter part of this statement was the key as she said “much of what is in the Consent Decree is in our report.” While she speaks harshly about the actions of police officers that caused the need for the City to enter into a Consent Decree she wants it to be clear, “I am not anti-police. I'm anti-bad police and I'm pro community.”

When speaking of the violent summer of 2015 Hall points to statistics, “Fifty percent of African American males between the ages of sixteen and sixty-five are unemployed. How come nobody is trying to get these men jobs,” she questions. When she speaks of youth and violence she asks about the large numbers of children aging out of Foster Care with no support system.

These are the problems Hall seeks to find solutions too, she says many are talking, but they are not offering answers. Her answer to the problem of youth being on the streets is Antoine's Home – respite care for teens who are having issues at home. She has sought funding to establish a permanent location for this facility that would offer the youth life lessons, therapy, guidance for career planning and college. Until funding comes, Hall will open up her home to get the project underway and begin helping one youth at a time.

The work she does is personal and fueled by experiences in her life. As a young girl, she lost her mom to domestic violence, and as a teen she dealt with the tragic death of her brother and her best friend.

A woman of faith Hall says, “In the end I will not be judged by man. If I sit on what God has shown me I wouldn't have done His will.”

To learn more about NEOBHC visit: www.blackhealthcoalition.org

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HOLISTIC HEALTH

The 3 Keys to Holistic Emotional Wellness

By Robyn C. Hill, LPCC PWM Guest Writer

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hen most clients come into my office, they generally start off with sharing all their stressful problems and painful memories. We discuss these issues at length because these are integral parts of their emotional state. However this is not a complete look into the picture of what could be negatively impacting the mind of the person. When assessing any situation, I like to take a holistic approach.

The holistic approach that I use has 3 components – the Body, the Mind, and The Spirit. So in addition to assessing the mental stressors as stated above (which would be the Mind), I also like to ask about the Body, or inquire about physical issues. Specifically, about illness and injuries, recent medication changes, environmental changes, exercise, and other issues that affect the body.

Additionally I inquire about spirituality by gathering information about specific belief system, their understanding of spirituality, where the person draws hope from, and how they utilize their faith.

Most people don't realize how these three components interplay with one another. I like to explain it by using the image of a baby mobile. A baby mobile is the toy that hangs over the baby's crib. It is an apparatus that has 22 ▒ NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015

about three toys dangling from it that the baby reaches up and plays with. For the purpose of this illustration, the Mobile is the Person, and the toys, are the Mind, Body, and Spirit. When a stressor pulls one of the toys out of place, the other two automatically go out of balance as well. This is why it is important to understand the holistic approach to emotional wellness, because a stressor to either the physical or spiritual will directly affect the mental.

Additionally, issues that affect the mental, will have a direct effect on the physical and spiritual.

Balance between the Body, Mind and Spirit is the goal for maintaining Emotional Wellness.

There are ongoing activities that everyone can engage in to make sure they are attending to all aspects of their person and staying in balance.

Body - I call this area Body but it also encompasses

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everything in your physical realm:

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Health – Stay on top of physicals and other doctor appointments, take medications as prescribed, do not ignore significant physical issues/changes.

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Exercise and Rest – Both are equally important and go hand in hand, therefore I will not list them separately. They both bring balance to the brain and release neurotransmitters in the brain that help reduce negative emotional experiences.

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Create peaceful living environment – Often times this means removing clutter in the home.

This could also mean addressing negative relationships. If your environment is negative, then this is called an external stressor and will definitely have an impact on your mood.

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· – This area engages the soul of the person and sense of spirituality:

mental self-care:

1. Supports – Knowing your support system is vital for emotional survival. Everyone should have several supports so that they do not over extend to support a few.

1. Meditation – Engaging in mediation helps with relaxation. Incorporating this with religious scriptures or writings will help with finding deeper meaning while reducing negative thoughts.

2. Relaxation and Socialization – These are the most overlooked coping skills and hardest to learn when a person is at their breaking point. Every day, start to incorporate some form of relaxation so that your mind learns to take a break from work and stress. Also, try to engage in socialization at least once a month to avoid withdrawing and isolation, which are major symptoms to most mental illnesses. Besides, socialization always proves to be enjoyable – once you get there.

2. Prayer – Incorporating prayer has a similar effect as meditation. It also allows you to engage spiritually by speaking with your God while also addressing your emotions.

3. Worship – This is definitely based on personal preference on how you would want to engage this and define it. There is research that shows that whether alone or in the company of others, and from various faiths, that worship releases neurotransmitters just like exercise and sleep.

3. Talk about Your Feelings – If you don't want to talk to friends then get into counseling. But don't bottle your emotions up. All emotions need expression, even the negative ones. And when we suppress them, they seek expression somehow and usually it is in an unhealthy way.

These are just a few suggestions of how to maintain balance with the Body, Mind, and Spirit. However, what is most important, is finding what is most effective for you in those areas. You may find that yoga is a better physical activity or chanting works for you spiritually. Whatever fits you is important, but balance is the key.

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WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Chef Stacey Stoudemire, A Heart-Healthy Chef with a sweet spot

By Kimberly Smith-Woodford PWM Contributing Writer

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alking through the doors of Simply Michele's Cookies and Cupcake Boutique you are greeted with the warm, delightful aroma of fresh baked pastries and a friendly hello from Chef Stacey Stoudemire and her staff. The Garfield boutique features just about anything to satisfy the urge for something sweet including a variety of cookies, cakes, cupcakes, lollypop cakes and more.

Chef Stacey calls her bakery the cheat spot. “I'm a “Heart Healthy Chef who is conscientious about calories and fat content when I cater. At Simply Michele's, we 24 ▒ NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015

make everything in a mini size. For example, you can have a mini Cassata cake - you can have a Triple Mouse cake. We bake them right here,” says Stoudemire.

A native Clevelander, she grew up in the kitchen honing her culinary skills with her grandmother teaching and coaching her. She fondly recalls a time when she and her “Granny” were in the kitchen baking, “Granny would call out for me to add a pinch of this or a pinch of that in a recipe and I'd say – well Granny, how much is a pinch?”

Needless to say, she's mastered the measuring size of a pinch and when to use it in her wonderful creations created from family recipes passed down by her grandmother.

Since opening her catering business in 1998, Chef Stacey has remained driven by her passion for creating and experimenting with wholesome dishes and putting the profits back into growing her business that has resulted in a second location in Warrensville Hts., Ohio.

She's appeared on several magazine covers, local television and at Hopkins Airport where she is featured as part of a tribute to her mentor and friend, the late Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones.

Stoudemire's first business, Simply Elegant Catering, is built on a heart-healthy platform, a personal choice for the chef who suffered a heart attack at age thirty-six and comes from a family with a history of heart disease.

She explained, “heart disease claimed my mother at a young age as well as my grandfather and several other members of my family.” With the Center for Disease Control reporting that one in every four Americans die of heart disease each year, Stoudemire takes her mission seriously.

mission is to provide each child with a heart healthy meal, and inform all parents of the importance of healthy eating for themselves and their children,” says Stoudemire.

She provides several inner city and suburban elementary schools and daycare centers with healthy breakfasts, lunches and snacks. In 2008, Chef Stacey was honored to serve as an ambassador with First Lady Michelle Obama's “Let's Move” campaign.

Despite her popularity, Chef Stacey admits, she still faces challenges of the glass ceiling and sexism. How does she handle the challenges? By remaining focused and positive while having a great time serving her customers and growing her business.

To learn more about Chef Stoudemire's catering and bakery contact her through her website, www.simplymichelescookiesandcupcakeboutique.com and on Facebook: Stacey Stoudemire, or by calling 216-324-6822.

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Alzheimer's disease which afflicts some five million people in the US alone is the sixth leading cause of death in our population. Five percent of people with Alzheimer's will get it in their fourties and fifties known as early onset. Most people will show signs after the age of sixty five.

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By Marjorie Clark percent of people with Contributing Writer dementia have Alzheimer's disease.

Another cause of dementia can be clogged arteries leading to the brain or a stroke as the brain is starved for oxygen and essential nutrients.

Alzheimer's disease early symptoms will generally manifest as an inability to retain newly learned information thus afflicting the short term memory. This can be names, dates or too many ‘senior moments’ with regard to these cognitive processes. However, some of these symptoms are a natural part of the aging process.

If you have occasional memory loss, it does not necessarily mean that it is indeed dementia. Sometimes fine tuning the brain, such as brain training and getting plenty of cardio exercise is the answer. As Alzheimer's progresses, symptoms include disorientation, personality and mood changes as well as unpredictable behavior.

Natural approaches for preventing Alzheimer's from occurring as we age, or control it if we are diagnosed, might be a wise choice. One such approach is to consume lion's mane mushroom, which breaks down an abnormal protein in the afflicted brain that forms beta amyloid plaque. This plaque clogs up the brain and messes up the cognitive processes. In a recent study on mice, this mushroom extract has dissolved 95% of the beta amyloid plaque.

Lion’s mane is also good for the memory and growth of nerve cells. This is a food you can get in extract form from a health food store or buy the actual mushroom from a farmers market and cook it. Studies are now being performed on humans and so far it has a very promising result. Turmeric, one of the spices used traditionally in curry and as an anti- inflammatory is also very promising as it breaks down this plaque. One can use both the mushrooms and turmeric in soup on a daily basis. Extra virgin cold pressed coconut oil is also showing remarkable effects on this debilitating diseaseso consuming a few tablespoons a day will be of benefit.

Ashwaganda is an Indian herb used traditionally in Ayurvedic Medicine. Ashwaganda stimulates the liver to produce a protein that will pass the blood brain barrier and attack this plaque.

The above is not a medical advice; please consult your physician before starting any regimen.

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Jasmine: helps promote sleep quality Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family that is commonly found outdoors, but can live indoors as well. It emits scents that have shown to make for better sleep, as well as increase your levels of alertness.

Lavender: reduce anxiety and stress Lavender is a genus of 39 known species of flowering plants in the mint family and a commonly used essential oil. It not only smells wonderful, but can also reduce anxiety and stress, slow heart rate, improve your sleep, and calm restless babies.

Rosemary: improve your memory Rosemary is also a member of the mint family. A perennial herb, native to the mediterranean region. It has been

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proven to be effective at increasing your memory as well as the overall air quality in the room.

Aloe Vera: improve overall air quality Aloe Vera is a succulent plant species that has been commonly used in herbal medicine since the beginning of the first century AD. NASA utilizes these plants for their superior ability to increase the overall quality of air with fresh oxygen.

English Ivy Plant: reduce mold count English Ivy is a species of flowering plant native to Europe and Western Asia. This plant has been proven to reduce airborne mold by 94%, which can have a significant benefit for those who suffer from allergies or lung irritation.

Snake Plant: prevent headaches Snake Plant is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae native to West Africa. It’s been proven to be extremely effective with treating headaches, eye irritation, and respiratory problems. It can also help to increase your overall energy levels.

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STOP THE HATE® ENCOURAGING MORE STUDENTS TO SPEAK OUT $100,000 Contest Expands, Accepting Entries From 5 Additional Northeast Ohio Counties “My goal is to spread respect, one human interaction at a time,” wrote last year's Stop the Hate®: Youth Speak Out Grand Prize Winner Lea Kayali.

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he above words helped the Palestinian-American Shaker Heights High School graduate win a $40,000 scholarship that she's applying toward her tuition at Pomona College. Kayali's sentiment gets to the core of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage's Youth Speak Out (maltzmuseum.org/stop-the-hate), an annual contest that celebrates Northeast Ohio 6-12th graders who are committed to taking action to become agents of positive change. “Youth Speak Out asks students to consider the impact their words and actions can have,” explains Maltz Museum education director Jeffery Allen. “This contest encourages the next generation of leaders to take actions that will help create a more accepting and inclusive society.”

Since it launched eight years ago, Stop the Hate® has empowered nearly 17,000 students to stand up for what they believe, awarding $700,000 in anti-bias awards and higher education scholarships. Open to private, public, online and home-schooled 6-12th graders, this year the contest is expanding its reach. “In addition to Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit, we're now accepting entries from Ashtabula, Mahoning, Stark, Trumbull and Wayne counties,” says Allen. Eligible students are invited to submit 500-word essay in response to one of two questions:

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Grades 6-10 - Describe a time when you or someone you know chose silence or inaction over speaking up in a difficult or uncomfortable situation. What was the harm in not doing or saying anything? What did you learn from that experience and how will that knowledge influence your actions in the future?

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Grades 11 & 12- Describe an obstacle you or someone you know has faced in being accepted. What qualities does it take to break

down barriers? What have you done and what actions will you take in the future to help create a more inclusive community?

“This scholarship competition is so important to furthering our mission,” explains Maltz Museum executive director Ellen Rudolph. “These students are out there in our community every day modeling the values this Museum stands for: the importance of individual actions and a healthy respect and appreciation for the diversity of the human experience.” This is critical, asserts Rudolph, because as last year's Youth Speak Out First Runner-Up Apoorva Vallampati of Aurora High School wrote in her essay, “We simply cannot afford the merciless ransom that indifference demands.”

The deadlines for Youth Speak Out entries are Friday, December 4, 2015 for students in grades 610 and Friday, January 22, 2016 for 11-12th graders.

Twenty-five (25) finalists will be recognized and winners will be determined at an Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 21, 2016.

Stop the Hate®: Youth Speak Out is presented by the Maltz Museum with the generous support of Cleveland Clinic, Dealer Tire and Nordson Corporation. Teachers are invited to implement Stop the Hate® as a classroom project. For inspiration, deadlines, past winning essays, related Museum tours and complete rules, visit maltzmuseum.org/stop-the-hate and follow @stopthehateUS on Twitter.

M A LT Z M U S E U M O F JEWISH HERITAGE - The Maltz Museum celebrates culture and identity to encourage connection and promote a greater appreciation of Jewish heritage and the diversity of the human experience.

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Cinnamon Glazed Sweet Potato and Apple Bake Ingredients Serves: 12 Serving Size: 2/3 cup

2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled and cubed 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar, divided 3 eggs, beaten 6 tablespoons butter, melted, divided 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons McCormick Gourmet™ Cinnamon, Ground Saigon, divided 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Nutmeg, Ground 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped pecans 2 Golden Delicious apples, peeled and thinly sliced

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Directions 15 mins Prep time, 1 hrs 20 mins Cook time Cook sweet potatoes in water to cover in large saucepan about 20 minutes or until tender. Drain.

Meanwhile, cook squash in another saucepan about 10 minutes or until tender; drain Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix 1/3 cup of the brown sugar, eggs, 2 tablespoons of the butter, vanilla, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Reserve 1/4 cup mixture for squash Puree sweet potatoes with remaining egg mixture in food processor until smooth. Spread in greased 13x9inch baking dish or 3-quart casserole. Sprinkle evenly with pecans Puree squash with reserved 1/4 cup egg mixture in food processor until smooth. Spread over pecan layer.

Arrange apple slices on top of squash layer. Mix remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples. Drizzle with remaining 4 tablespoons butter Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until center is set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving Source: Family Features 30 ▒ NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015

Ingredients Serves: 12 4 pounds medium sweet potatoes, pierced with a fork 3/4 cup Kitchen Basics® Original Beef Stock 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Cinnamon, Ground Saigon 1/8 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Cayenne Pepper, optional 1/2 cup sour cream

Directions 15 mins Prep time, 35 mins Cook time Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake sweet potatoes on middle rack 35 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly then peel. Place sweet potatoes in large bowl.

Bring stock, brown sugar, cinnamon and cayenne pepper to simmer in small saucepan. Add to sweet potatoes along with sour cream. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.

Apricot Rosemary Roasted Parsnips and Carrots Ingredients Serves: 10 Serving Size: 2/3 cup 6 tablespoons butter, softened 3 tablespoons apricot preserves 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Rosemary, Crushed 2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces 2 pounds parsnips, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Black Pepper, Coarse Ground

Directions 20 mins prep time, 40 mins cook time Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix butter, apricot preserves and rosemary in small bowl until smooth. Toss carrots, parsnips, salt, pepper and 3 tablespoons of the apricot mixture in large bowl Spread vegetables in single layer on foil-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan coated with no stick cooking spray Bake 40 minutes or until tender, stirring after 20 minutes. Remove from oven; toss with remaining apricot mixture

Artisan Bread Stuffing with Apples and Sausage Ingredients Serves: 10 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter 2 cups chopped celery 1 cup chopped onion 1/2 pound bulk pork sausage 2 medium tart red apples, such as Cortland or Ida Red, cored and chopped 1 cup dried cranberries 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Parsley, Flat Leaf 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Rosemary, Crushed 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Thyme 6 cups cubed day-old artisan bread, 1 1/2 to 2 inch cubes 1 1/2 cups Kitchen Basics® Original Chicken Stock 1 cup apple cider

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