November 2021

November 13th | Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce on WAKE UP w/the ILBCC – 9am

Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce on WAKE UP w/the ILBCC – This Week | November 13th – THE SIMPCO SOLUTION Hosted by: Larry Ivory & Malcolm Weems New Episodes Every Saturday LIVE @9am Special Guests Senator Mattie Hunter State Rep. William Davis Jeffrey Sterling, MD, MPH, FACEP SIMPCO Founder, President-CEO ILBCC.org

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2021 Surgeon General Initiative Health Series: MANAGING DIABETES IN OUR FAMILIES

TONIGHT ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. Presents…. 2021 Surgeon General Initiative Health Series: MANAGING DIABETES IN OUR FAMILIES NOVEMBER 11, 2021 | 6:00 P.M. CST Join us via FB or YouTube… Alpha Phi Alpha Facebook https://www.facebook.com/1906apanetwork/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZCo9ezB1jPAnnBHa4g6jiw

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What causes COPD?

Cigarette smoking is far and away the leading cause of COPD. Most of those with COPD are current or former smokers. Heredity, childhood respiratory infections, and long-term exposure to other lung irritants, such as air pollution, chemical fumes, or dust may contribute to or cause COPD.

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November is COPD Awareness Month. (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) In COPD, less air flows in and out of the airways because of one or more of the following: The airways and air sacs lose their elasticity. Elasticity is the stretchiness your lungs need to fill up with and push out air. In COPD, these sacs

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COPD Awareness Month

Health awareness months, weeks, and days are important human connections that rally us together to spread awareness and show support. November awareness inlcudes COPD Awareness. You already know a lot about COPD without realizing it or even having to think about it. You’ve seen patients walking around with the oxygen tanks or tubes in their

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