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Today, the Black Women’s Health Imperative (Imperative) announced the launch of its Change Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. program. The program is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP), a four-year initiative that offers lifestyle change strategies to prevent or delay the onset of the disease.
The Imperative is disappointed with the action taken by the Department of Justice in filing an appeal that could potentially halt the sale of Plan B to women who are in need of emergency contraceptives (EC).Yet again, the Administration has put politics before people.
Today, The Imperative celebrates the passage of an updated version of the landmark Violence Against Women Act. The House, in a 287-138 vote, passed S.47, reauthorizing VAWA with bipartisan support. Passage ensures that existing VAWA programs are strengthened which will boost efforts to end intimate partner violence, sexual assaults, and improve how we treat victims of rape.
The Black Womens Health Imperative celebrates and applauds the United States Senate for its passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This landmark legislation, first enacted in 1994 with leadership of then Senator Joe Biden, was the first federal legislation to address violence against women.
The Black Women’s Health Imperative is pleased to announce that Health First! The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide, written by the Black Women’s Health Imperative President and CEO Eleanor Hinton Hoytt and award-winning health journalist Hilary Beard, was recently recognized as an outstanding literary work – instructional at 44th NAACP Image Awards held in Los Angeles, CA, on Friday, February 1, 2013.
It is with great pleasure that the Black Women’s Health Imperative announces today its latest publication, Health First! The Black Women’s Wellness Guide, has been nominated for a 2012 NAACP Image Award.This marks the first time the Imperative has been recognized by the NAACP for a literary endeavor.
The Black Women’s Health Imperative (Imperative) is pleased to announce that we have received an award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement an evidence-based, lifestyle-change program to prevent type 2 diabetes among Black women in five states: California, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Virginia.
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, a set of eight new prevention benefits for women with no additional co-pay become available today. These benefits include an annual well-woman exam, screenings for gestational diabetes and sexual transmitted diseases, including HIV and HPV, screening and counseling for domestic violence, breastfeeding support and FDA- approved contraceptive coverage.
