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Heeding the Call, Leading the Charge: Help Black Women Achieve Better Health

 

National Women’s Health Week, May 13-19, may be a good time to consider talking with your patients, colleagues, health care organizations, and others about the importance of promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors to women. The NIDDK at NIH—with input from black women and other partners, including Harvard University and Tufts University—launched Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better, a national movement to inspire black women to improve their health through regular physical activity and healthy eating. Learn more about how you may be able to start a Sisters Together program where you live, work, or network.

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