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To Your Health: Creating safe spaces
In recognition of Child Abuse Awareness Month, Erin Frazier, MD, ULP pediatrician with the Children and Youth Project at UofL Pediatrics, provides valuable information about this critical issue, tips for prevention and early warning signs of abuse.
To Your Health: March is Brain Injury Awareness month – be safe out there
Every year, more than 1.7 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI is one of the leading causes of death and disability, and Kentucky has twice the incidence of TBI than the national average.
To Your Health: Care for your colon
It’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month but what exactly is colorectal cancer? Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine, the lower part of your digestive system. Rectal cancer is cancer of the last several inches of the colon. Together, they’re often referred to as colorectal cancer. It is expected to cause about 51,690 deaths during 2012. Overall, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is about 1 in 20 (5.1 percent).