Welcome to your new source of health information and community outreach, The Health Up Foundation. The Health Up Foundation continues the mission that was set forth by Firm Foundations Community II, a 501C3, non-profit, preventive care and health maintenance vehicle, that offers outreach services and professional consultation to the community that assesses current health issues and teaches practical skills to modify detrimental health behaviors.
The Health Up Foundation was derived from the combination of Firm Foundations Community II and Ohio Health E-Magazine organizations. With this new venture, we can reach out to many more communities throughout the country. Utilizing the latest technology, we aim to reach the masses through our Health Up Blogs and our Health Up Social Community site. Along with our Outreach programs throughout the year, we look to make communities healthier and educate them on ways to live a healthier lifestyle.
Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that
A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.
Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and