Joseph Woods
"I’m just glad they are here"
Medical Articles & News
"I’m just glad they are here"
A decade of hard work
High school student turned health leader
Fremont High School is among the lowest-performing schools nationwide and has been identified as a health “hot spot” school within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The vast majority of its students live in low-income households, with more than 60 percent of the community’s residents living well below the poverty level. 3 out of […]
Talk to your co-workers, friends, brothers, fathers, and the other men in your life about preventative care. Encourage them to get a check-up, to exercise, to lead a healthier lifestyle. And tell them that it is because you want them around for a long time. The summer solstice approaches on June 20th, the longest period […]
The rhetoric of fear and stigma are inevitably amplified every four years by the impending U.S. presidential elections. While we must remain vigilant, we must also temper our trepidation with the understanding that the jockeying for political prestige, prominence, and electoral power are not always a reflection of dire consequences to come. As comedian Groucho Marx once […]
Just after this past Mother’s Day, local community leaders, public officials, and foundation representatives gathered in the heart of South Central Los Angeles at the Fremont Wellness Center & Community Garden to celebrate our work in the community for the past twenty years. According to Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Key Indicators of Health publication, […]
May is Mental Health Awareness month in the United States and has been since 1949. 31 days out of each year for more than half a century. Sadly, not nearly enough to call sufficient attention to a range of prevalent public health problems that suffer from the scourge of lack of treatment and ubiquitous stigma. But […]
UMMA’s aim on Earth Day and every day is to create a healthier community with healthier homes. Here in South Central Los Angeles where access to public green space is severely limited, the Fremont Wellness Center and Community Garden created in partnership with the LA Land Trust, LAUSD and John C. Fremont High School have become […]
April is here, a time of rain showers and blossoming flowers. Spring is a time of rebirth and rejuvenation, where we shake of the winter chill and look forward expectantly to the halcyon days we remember from summers past. As the daylight stretches out, it is the perfect time to take stock of our health, […]