Introduction: Eleven young women ages 18 to 20 years living in a rural community in Enugu State, Nigeria participated in a roundtable discussion to identify major health concerns facing them in their rural community. The main purpose of the discussion was to initiate empowerment process among these young women and to use data collected to seek ways to improve the health status of young women in this rural community. Method: These women were recruited by word of mouth and consented to participate in the discussion. The roundtable format provided a friendly environment, which permitted each of the young women to speak in acknowledgement of concerns raised by others or to add their own concerns. Collectively, these women identified a litany of concerns and challenges which they believe pose a threat to their health in the rural community. Health Concerns/Issues Identified: Their priority concerns were poor sanitation-leading to poor personal hygiene, open defecation-exposing them to infectious agents, contaminated drinking water, early marriages usually to older men-to provide financial support to the family, early sexual activities with older men-to get money to take care of personal needs, and lack of income generating domestic skills-to take care of personal hygiene needs, which they ranked as the number one priority. Conclusion: Participation in the roundtable discussion created a bond among these women. A non-profit private foundation has agreed to sponsor demonstrations of domestic skills that can generate income for these young women, but their concerns warrant public health attention.

Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects many people globally. Normally when you eat, the food is broken down, yielding different nutrients including glucose, commonly known as sugar. The body stores some of the glucose in the liver, but majority of it enters the bloodstream to reach the body's cells which use the glucose as energy to carry out their specific functions. Insulin, a hormone made in the organ, pancreas is needed to help the glucose reach most cells of the body, fueling them to perform their specific functions. Diabetes manifest when blood glucose is too high. With type 2 diabetes, there is a problem with the glucose entering the body's cells to fuel them, while majority accumulates in the blood. Over time without effective management, high blood glucose could cause health issues including damage to the eyes, heart, kidneys, and feet.Minority populations such as African Americans, especially men have borne more burden of Type 2 diabetes when compared to their Caucasian counterparts. Limited research has been conducted to explore this condition with regard to African immigrants, who make up approximately 4% of the African American population. This paper presents the summary of key findings and recommendations for further research froma previousstudy, Lived Experiences of African Immigrant Males Ages 25-75 who have Type 2 Diabetes (Uzochukwu, 2014).

This article addresses the important role school health education program can play in reducing youth risky behaviors that lead to incarceration, diseases and fatalities or that impact their academic performance in school. Children growing up are at risks of exposure to different behaviors and common social influences which if unchecked result in unexpected health consequences common among youth in America today. According to US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the six leading behaviors that cause death, disability, and social problems among American children are: unintentional injuries and violence, alcohol and drug use, tobacco use, unhealthy diets, inadequate physical activities, and sexual behaviors and diseases. This article shows that school health program: 1) can provide the foundation for children to learn desired healthy behaviors in order to preserve life, 2) protects the future of children and that of the nation, 3) can teach students skills to recognize risky behaviors and resist them, 4) can boost community efforts to achieve desired health behaviors, 5) closes socio-economic gaps that interfere with basic nurturing of children, and 6) finally links local stakeholders as partners in promoting community safety.

The Ebola virus outbreak in 2014 and the messages that followed disorganized people and generated panic in rural communities in Nigeria. This paper presents the author's eyewitness report on the initial reactions of people to the outbreak of Ebola virus in a rural community in Enugu, State, Nigeria; the ways people experienced the news about the outbreak; and lessons learned about acquisition and dissemination of health information in rural communities. People claimed that they received what they considered to be a body preservation message from their church leaders-pastors, priests and others. The message was for people to 'drink and bathe with warm water treated with common table salt'. The news was widely spread in the community, probably because of a sense of obligation to protect relatives, friends, and well-wishers. Word of mouth was effective in disseminating messages related to Ebola in a rural community, people were obligated to help and protect one another in this rural community, church leaders can be used effectively in disseminating health information in rural areas, there is a need to train church leaders on how to handle disease outbreaks and provide them accurate information, and people were doing what they believed it would take to survive-they improved sanitation and personal hygiene practices and stopped participation in key cultural activities in efforts to avoid direct contact with other people.