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Participants are needed for a new study at The National Institute of Health. ClinSeq is an exciting new study that is looking at how genes may cause or contribute to common diseases, such as heart disease. The ClinSeq study needs African American, African or Afro-Caribbean volunteers between the ages of 45 and 65, who have […]

ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 28, 2012) – Governor Martin O’Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act: “President Obama and Congress chose to pass the Affordable Care Act because the status quo was hurting our ability to create jobs, expand opportunity, […]

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On Sunday, July 1, Metro fares and parking fees increased. You can view a summary of all fare changes on Metro’s website, but the best way to determine the new fare for your trip is to use Metro’s Trip Planner and enter a travel date of July 1 or later. (Use July 2 to calculate peak-period fares.) A few […]

The D.E.A.R. “Community” Book Drive will be held until Friday, July 31 2012. If you have new or old books and would like to donate, you are encouraged to drop them off at the following locations:   *Beltsville Community Center *Berwyn Heights Community Center *Bladensburg Community Center *College Park Community Center *College Park Youth Service […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) launched its summer meals program this week and will feed thousands of students at sites throughout the county in the coming months. An event celebrating the launch of the 2012 program was held at Rolling Terrace Elementary School Tuesday (June 26, 2012) and included Montgomery County Board of Education Vice […]

The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF), a non-profit 501 ( c ) 3,  is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to help pay for their child’s health care treatments, services or equipment not covered, or not fully covered, by their commercial health insurance plan.    Qualifying families can receive up to $5,000 […]

Testing by the Hundreds campaign close-out event on Wednesday, June 27 from 5:30-8:00 pm at the VisiArts in Rockville. This event will commemorate the collaborative efforts of the African American Health Program (AAHP) and over 20 organizations (see list below) dedicated efforts in HIV awareness and testing in Montgomery County.   AAHP developed the Testing by the Hundreds […]

For the first time in decades, there’s an increase in the number of white families living in Prince George’s County.  The “Washington Post” reports on recent census figures showing the number of whites are increasing.  Asians and Hispanics up as well in Prince George’s, which is a big turnaround since the 1970s.  Census figures from […]