Health and Wellness Websites
For the most current information on how to prevent disease the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has developed screening test checklists for women and men, which include the most recent recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. They describe which tests you need and why. Readers can request these, free, pocket-size booklets in English or Spanish by calling the AHRQ publications clearing house toll free at 800-358- 9295 or e-mail to:
To download these prevention and wellness booklets, and others, go to the web site:
Many associations and government agencies, both African American and others, provide information on health issues that disproportionately affect minority populations.
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
800-ACS-2345
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
800-342-2383
American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org
800-877-1600
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
800-242-8721
Association of Black Cardiologists
www.abcardio.org
678-302-4ABC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nchs
301-458-4636
International Society on Hypertension in Blacks
www.ishib.org
404-875-6263
National Black Nurses Association
www.nbna.org
301-589-3200
National Cancer Institute & Cancer Information Service
www.nci.nih.gov
800-422-6237
National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
www.niddk.nih.gov
800-891-5389
National Medical Association
www.nmanet.org
202-347-1895
National Pharmaceutical Association
www.npha.net
800-944-NPHA
National Stroke Association
www.stroke.org
800-787-6537
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
www.fitness.gov
202-690-9000
US Dept. of Health and Human Services Health Gap Campaign, Office of Minority Health Resource Center
www.omhrc.gov
800-444-6472
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