Recommended Web Sites

Fact Sheets From the National Institutes of Health; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; And Office of Research on Minority Health

Be Heart Smart! Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol
Embrace Your Health! Lose Weight if You Are Overweight
Empower Yourself! Learn Your Cholesterol Number
Energize Yourself! Stay Physically Active
Protect Your Heart! Prevent High Blood Pressure
Refresh Yourself! Stop Smoking
Spice Up Your Life! Eat Less Salt and Sodium

Skin of Color - The American Academy of Dermatology offers this advice on skin problems.

African American Community Health Advisory Committee - This committee is composed of citizens in San Mateo, California; but the information on various diseases is useful, and contains valuable statistics on the prevalence of these conditions in African Americans. Simply click on "health fact sheets" located at the top of the site to access this information.

African American Women's Health - The National Women's Health Information Clearinghouse produces this information geared specifically for black women.

African-Americans and Lung Disease and Smoking and African-Americans - These fact sheets are from the American Lung Association.

Black HealthCare.com - Blackhealthcare.com is a culturally oriented and ethnically focused comprehensive internet-based health and medical information provider dedicated to addressing the special health problems of African-Americans. This site provides information on diseases and community issues.

Blacks or African Americans - Healthfinder compiles the information offered by various government agencies on African American health. Choose from the alphabet for different specific topics of interested to African Americans.

Body and Soul - Body & Soul: A Celebration of Healthy Eating and Living is a wellness program developed for African American churches. The program empowers church members to eat 5 cups of fruits and vegetables every day for better health. Consider bringing the program to your house of worship.

Fit and Fabulous as You Mature - Good advice from the Weight-control Information Network.

Heart Healthy Home Cooking - Great recipes here from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.

Journey To Wellness - This is an online magazine about health issues, specifically aimed at African-Americans.

Make Health a Family Reunion Affair - Here are some questions to get discussions about health started at your next family reunion.

MEDLINEPlus: African American Health - The National Library of Medicine provides these links to quality online resources.

Organ Donation 101 - The Office of Minority Health offers this information on the importance of organ donation to minorities.

Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities - Read about the disparities between the different races and ethnic groups at this site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tips for African American Men and Women to Improve Their Health - The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has compiled these nutrition tips for African American men and women.