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Organizations
Black Women’s Health Imperative www.blackwomenshealth.org
The aim of the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) project is to reach women in 48
church congregations across 2 states. The BWHI is partnering with Women’s Missionary
Societies, African Methodist Episcopal and African Methodist Episcopal Zion churches.
The BWHI is planning to implement the Health-Wise Women Project, a diabetes education,
prevention, and health empowerment program. The Health-Wise Women Project seeks to
enhance knowledge, change attitudes, foster blood sugar level compliance, promote regular
physical activity, and establish healthier weight among African American women aged 40 to
60 years with diabetes risk factors. This organization was formerly known as the National Black
Women’s Health Project.
National Medical Association www.nmanet.org The program purpose of the National Medical
Association (NMA) is to strengthen its capacity to reduce the disproportionate burden of diabetes
among African Americans though awareness, education, diet, nutrition, and exercise programs
consistent with the Healthy People 20 0 focus area of diabetes. The NMA is developing diabetes
coalitions within its regions, composed of State Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs,
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), project participants, Baptist churches,
community-based organizations, and other health providers. The coalitions will be in Atlanta,
Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles,
California; and Tallahassee, Florida.
The Association of Black Cardiologists www.abcardio.org The Association of Black
Cardiologists (ABC) has developed materials for community health advocates focused on heart
disease and stroke prevention that promote many of the same healthy behaviors for diabetes
prevention. Visit http://www.abcardio.org/lay.htm for more information, or call -800-753-9222.
ABC has also created a program designed to address obesity in children through education
about proper nutrition and the importance of daily physical activity: the “ABC’s of Nutrition and
Exercise.” Visit http://www.abcardio.org/nutrition.htm, or call -800-753-9222.
Media Promotion
Many magazines (e.g., Heart and Soul, http://www.heartandsoul.com/home.aspx) and Internet
sites (e.g., BET, http://www.bet.com/) also promote making healthy lifestyle changes by
providing information and tips specifcally targeting African Americans.
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