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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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The experience took a toll on her mental health. Watson, a licensed social worker who works for a federal agency, was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A trauma-like effect on Black women’s health For more than 15 years, Sierra Carter, Ph.D., I was good at what I did.”

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Millions of people are living with poor air quality, placing their health and lives at risk

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IQAir has published its sixth Annual World Air Quality Report , which reveals troubling details of worldwide pollution in 2023. Causing an estimated one in every nine deaths worldwide, air pollution is the greatest environmental threat to human health. In 2023, 7 percent (135) of the cities in the region achieved the WHO annual PM2.5

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How Employers Can Better Serve Neurodiverse Employees in 2023

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Take time to review how potential candidates learn about your organization and mental health values, as well as the benefits and resources you offer,” he says. Photo by Ground Picture/Shutterstock The post How Employers Can Better Serve Neurodiverse Employees in 2023 appeared first on SUCCESS.

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The Dominican Republic is Set to Trial the 4-Day Work Week

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The four-day pilot program is led by the country’s government and is aiming to improve worker’s health and well-being while promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly productivity, as stated by Labour Minister Luis Miguel de Camps. s 2023 trial and similar initiatives in the U.S. Canada , and South Africa.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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How Hiring Virtual Assistants Can Boost Employee Performance and Work-Life Balance

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Laith Masarweh, founder and CEO of Assistantly, an agency that connects businesses with virtual assistants around the world, says that in the third quarter of 2022, bosses hiring VAs for their employees increased significantly, by 10% to 15% of Assistantly’s business. Why might your team need to hire virtual assistants?

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If Sending Christmas Cards Feels Like a Chore, Here’s How to Politely Opt Out

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Rising prices may be a factor: Americans are cutting back on spending, with 64% of adults spending less on “nonessentials,” according to a 2023 joint survey of Statista Q and We Are Social. People forget that we actually have agency to decide what our traditions are,” Kuehnle says. The Journey From Stigma to Therapy.

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