Pine Bluff Wellness & Health Equity Coalition

06/13/2024

The annual Juneteenth Day (June 19th) is right around the corner. A day for African Americans to celebrate the realization of FREEDOM from slavery as an entire group of people. Other groups in the U.S. also recognize this very important day, and celebrate the non-negotiable value of FREEDOM, too.

While we recognize and celebrate what it means to be free, we must never allow anyone or anything to hold African Americans, or others in captivity again, not man and not menthol or other to***co addiction.

04/18/2024

Women of Southeast Arkansas, Save the date, May 4, 2024 for a fun-packed Pre-Mother's Day Health & Wellness Brunch to be held in Lake Village, Arkansas. The event is free but a RSVP is requested . See the flyer for additional details. We hope to see you there!

07/13/2023

Fairness in Education

07/06/2023

Casino workers deserve a safe and and healthy workplace. Saracen Casino management team and other decision-makers for the facility have control to protect their employees and patrons.

This week marks the two-year anniversary since Atlantic City casinos brought smoking back inside after going smokefree indoors during the height of the pandemic. Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) New Jersey released a statement. Read it here: https://no-smoke.org/atlantic-city-casinos/

05/24/2023

All workers, Including Casino Workers, deserves a safe and healthy place to earn a living. Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) can kill you.
Are casino workers lives worth any less than that of white-collar workers, who are not exposed to SHS in their office suites?

Stand up and speak out on behalf of your neighbors, family members, friends, etc. who work at the casino in Pine Bluff , Arkansas.
Make It A Win-Win...Take the Smoking Outside


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05/06/2023

Why Do Most African Americans Smokers Prefer Menthol Flavored To***co Products? Is it coincidental or "something else"?
Learn more..watch this video.

04/27/2023

Exposure to secondhand smoke is inhumane said a state legislator from Rhode Island.

Do you every think about the casino workers at Saracen...what they must endure just to earn a living to take care of their family?

04/25/2023

The Pine Bluff Wellness and Health Equity Coalition send its congratulations and other kudos to the young men of the Gamma Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff!!
We are proud of who you are, and we celebrate your accomplishments!

The Gamma Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. was named the Southwestern Province's Large Chapter of the Year for 2023 and for having the highest chapter grade point average.

04/14/2023

April is Minority Health Month:
Did you know more than 80% of African Americans smokers smoke a menthol flavored to***co product? How did this happen? Is It a co-incident, or intentional targeting at play?
Lincoln Mondy, the filmmaker behind the film, Black Lives/Black Lungs, spoke at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (UAPB) Thursday evening, April 13 2023. Mondy, used his film to educate the audience how to***co companies preyed upon, and still prey on African American communities. We invite you to
view the short Black Lives/Black Lungs film by clicking on the link below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17wwfiZYk3XKG2qiVTE-2FEXiK9wxEAPo/view?usp=sharing