Knowledge Base

Coping with chronic disease can feel like a part-time job. People with chronic illnesses have to attend more frequent medical appointments, make sure they stay on top of their medication, and even do ...

The study of the intersection of social sciences and physical health has revealed that good health outcomes are profoundly affected by life and demographic factors. According to the Office of Disease ...

Power and control. That’s what domestic violence is about. 

When you add a firearm into the equation, “Survivors experience a high level of fear because they know the reality of weapons. It can cause...

People expect that their physical health will slowly deteriorate as they age. We all know it will happen. It’s just a matter of when it occurs and the severity and swiftness of the decline.

“A lot of elderly people are afraid to be alone, afraid to die alone.” So says Lynniece Scurry, Community Health Worker (CHW) for Health Care Access Now (HCAN). HCAN trains and dispatches CHWs to comm...

Aging affects all of us differently. 

“Human beings are complex. Life is complex. There’s a long list of health troubles we might experience as we get older,” says Dr. Douglas Smucker, Medical Adviso...

It’s difficult enough to care for young children.
It’s difficult enough to care for an elderly parent.
What about if you have to care for both, at the same time?  

For some people, “sandwich caregiving...

Imagine your house turning against you. The stairs to the basement become dangerous. The bathroom becomes a place where you could easily seriously injure yourself.

No one wants to lose their memory. It’s a terrifying prospect. 

And cognitive decline isn’t just about losing your memory; it’s about not being able to think like you used to. For example, you might ...