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From l-r: Macomb Director of Environment Health and WIU Minority Health Month Planning Committee Member Chris Adams; Chair of the Minority Health Month Planning Committee Lorette Oden; NAACP local chapter President and WIU Minority Health Month Planning Committee Member Byron Oden-Shabazz; and WIU Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Russ Morgan
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Macomb Mayor Michael Inman issued a proclamation April 4 at the Macomb City Council meeting.
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WIU Dean and Minority Health Month Committee Chair Lorette Oden
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WIU Celebrates Minority Health Month in April

April 25, 2022

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MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University has been observing Minority Health Month in April with the national theme "Give Your Community a Boost."

To kick off the month, Macomb Mayor Michael Inman issued a proclamation April 4 at the Macomb City Council meeting. In attendance from WIU were Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Russ Morgan; Chair of the Minority Health Month Planning Committee Lorette Oden; Director of Environment Health, McDonough County Health Department and member of the WIU Minority Health Month Planning Committee Chris Adams and NAACP local chapter President and member of the WIU Minority Health Month Planning Committee Byron Oden-Shabazz.

Minority Health Month is recognized annually during the month of April. The WIU Minority Health Month Planning Committee consists of individuals from WIU, as well as the Macomb community.

"We thank President Guiyou Huang, WIU, and the Macomb community for their continued support in recognizing the month of April as Minority Health Month," said Oden.

According to the National Office of Minority Health, the initiative grew into a month-long program to advance health equity across the country, on behalf of all racial and ethnic minorities.

Activities still to come include:

Monday-Friday, April 25-29 - Walking for Health - All are encouraged to take a 10-20 minute walk during their lunch hour or enjoy a walk with a group at Hanson Field at noon.

Wednesday, April 27, 2:30 p.m., Stipes Hall, room 214 - Living Healthy: Simple Exercises to Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease

Wednesday, April 27, 3 p.m., Horrabin Hall, room 1 - Major Health Concerns of WIU Students

Wednesday, April 27, 5 p.m., Horrabin Hall, room 21 - Don't Waste Your Life Being Wasted

Thursday, April 28, 12:30 p.m., Horrabin Hall, room 21 - Living Well McDonough County: A Community Approach to Adult Obesity Prevention and Management

WIU sponsors include: Casa Latina; CSAF College of Education and Human Services; Department of Health Sciences and Social Work; Disability Resource Center; Associate Professor Maureen Bezold's Health Sciences Graduate Students in HS 512 and HS 513; Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center; Malpass Library; McDonough Minority Health Month Planning Committee; Office of the Provost and Academic Vice President; Office of the President; Student Development & Success Center; University Counseling Center; Veterans Resource Center; Women's Center, along with community sponsors: McDonough County Health Department; Western Illinois Regional Council & Community Action Agency and the city of Macomb's Mayor's Office.

All events are open free to the public.

For more information on Minority Health Month, visit wiu.edu/minorityhealth.

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