Promoting nutrition, physical activity and more during Mental Health Month
Mental Health Awareness Month By Cali Hubbard | May 13, 2021 at 4:44 AM CDT - Updated May 13 at 6:42 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Many of us are continuing to try and make time for our mental health around the world and in our capital region.
Since it’s Mental Health Month, there’s a local organization that has a strategy that may help you.
The Maxine Firm is a nutrition, public health and wellness firm. They have a network of healthcare professionals working to prevent chronic disease in urban and rural communities.
Have local women-owned businesses been hit harder by the pandemic?
Baton Rouge female business owners weigh in
By Julia-Claire Evans
A Facebook survey last year showed that the smaller a business, the more it struggled, and that women-owned businesses suffered disproportionately more than their counterparts. These businesses were more likely to be considered “nonessential” and were thus hit harder by lockdowns, and women were also more likely to take on increased domestic responsibilities.
To find out how small businesses fared in Baton Rouge during the pandemic,
225 Daily spoke to a few female owners from around the city.
MJ’s Cafe, the plant-based restaurant on Government Street, has survived through ups and downs. Owner Mary Brennan Faucheux says she thinks two factors have contributed to the restaurant’s struggles over the past year.
 and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana.
In her work throughout Louisiana, Ellen McKnight has noticed a worrisome mindset in minority communities. Often, members of the younger generation expect to be diagnosed with chronic conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease, cancer and more. They have seen their parents, grandparents and other relatives cope with these conditions for years and assume their future will be similar.
But people like McKnight, a nutrition, wellness and public health advocate with The Maxine Firm, are working to change that mindset. The firmâs work includes bringing minority-focused healthcare professionals to Louisiana communities to educate people about preventing such chronic diseases.