The goal of Autism Acceptance Month is to promote education, understanding and to be more supportive of people in the autism community.
, which is an annual observance aimed at building awareness about the health disparities that persist among racial and ethnic minority and Native American populations.
Commissioner Crawley pointed out the research shows Black women are dying at three times the rate of white women. Franklin County Public Health is also urging people to know their numbers and prevent heart attacks and strokes. Health experts point to research on life expectancy that reveals, black and brown individuals are not living as long as their white counterparts, especially for black men, with a life expectancy of 66 years compared to 73 years for white men.
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