Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
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Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
4d ago
Some of our past posts have addressed race based medical disparities (such as birth, health care gap, clinical trials, and men’s health). Recent news about Kidney transplant waitlists showed that results of a faulty test pushed severely ill Black kidney patients further down on the priority list. This story gives us another opportunity to consider how these disparities are more widespread than…
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Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
1w ago
There are many myths when it comes to mental health. Here, we take a look at a few of these myths, and the facts related to them. MYTH: Mental health conditions are a result of personality weakness or character flaws, and people can “snap” out of it if they try hard enough. FACT: This assumption shows how differently people view mental health compared to physical health. For example…
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Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
2w ago
In the early 1900’s chemical hair straighteners were developed for African Americans and others with curly hair to conform to the Eurocentric beauty standards. Societal norms have been a strong influence on Black women to use hair products. Even those that have let their hair be “natural” are often told to straighten their hair in order to get hired or receive promotions.
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Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
2w ago
Follow this link to a CARE-O Card https://indianapolisfaith.org/2024/04/12/time-for-the-child-in-us-all-careo-bingo/
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Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
3w ago
“The Commission on Religion and Race of the General Assembly works to purge its own house of the unclean practice of color prejudice.” The Commission, CORAR for short, was created by the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the USA in 1963 to guide the Church’s response to racism during the civil rights movement. CORAR condemned segregation, invited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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