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The first lady plans to use hip-hop to help fight obesity. In June, first lady Michelle Obama appeared in a hip-hop music video that featured rapper Doug E. Fresh, singer-songwriter Jordin Sparks and TV medical personality Dr. Oz. The catchy song urged kids to “work hard/eat right” and “tell somebody/it’s your…

On April 19, 2013, Dr. Williams joined the TEDMED Day roster at Columbia University Medical Center where he delivered a talk titled “Can 5th Graders…

The legendary emcee (and restauraunteur!) works with the Hip-Hop Public Program teach young people about diet and exercise. When hip-hop icon Doug E Fresh first graced the mic, he simply wanted to entertain the masses by doing what he loved. After building his career…

The last thing a 10-year-old wants to hear about is how to be healthy. But by taking a hip-hop beat and partnering with Doug E. Fresh and Chuck D, for the past seven years Dr. Olajide Williams’ Hip Hop Public Health Foundation has been helping to curb the risks associated with chronic and acute diseases…

The Root spoke to Dr. Olajide Williams, who uses rap music to combat obesity among African-Americans. (The Root) — Obesity is more common in African Americans than in other ethnic groups. But when it comes to Black people and weight, that’s where the agreement seems to end. Is food the culprit? Is exercise the…

“You’ve got all kinds of doctors, but nobody has ever really created that link between the younger generation and the older generation the way that Dr. Williams has,” says no less an authority than old-school rap star Doug E. Fresh…

Congressman Charles Rangel commemorated the one year anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by visiting the Hip Hop HEALS program at a school…

In New York City, a recent report showed that 40 percent of the city’s schoolchildren are overweight or obese….