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Black Women's Health Imperative - Breast Cancer and Black Women
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Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life. Why We Do It. What is Breast Cancer? Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breast. What are the Risk Factors? Factors that increase a woman's risk of breast cancer include:. Risk goes up as you get older. Most women who get breast cancer are older than 50. Personal history of breast cancer. Breast cancer in one breast, you are more likely to get it in the other breast. Certain breast changes that are not cancer. Ductal carcinoma in situ.
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Black Women's Health Imperative - HIV/AIDS
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Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life. Why We Do It. What is HIV and what is AIDS? Why is this important for Black women? HIV/AIDS infection among Black women is a complex mix of economic, social, cultural, biological, environmental, and behavioral factors. HIV statistics about Black women are often buried within the statistics of the general HIV/AIDS population, or are lumped together with statistics on Black men. With Black women accounting for nine out of ten new HIV infections among women, it is im...
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Black Women's Health Imperative
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Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life. Why We Do It. The Black Women's Health Imperative is looking for everyday women to feature in our IndexUS publication! You must be: A Black woman, At least 18 years old (There is no age limit! Live in or around Washington, DC, Available for a photo shoot on Friday, September 9 or Saturday, September 10. Click here to apply! BLACK WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS. We’re looking for the FACE(s) OF BLACK WOMEN’S HEALTH! Live in or around Washington, DC. Click here to apply!
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Black Women's Health Imperative - Reproductive Health & Justice
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Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life. Why We Do It. Reproductive Health and Justice. The basic principles of reproductive justice seek to promote women of color’s right to have a child, right to not have a child, and right to parent the children we have. Through the reproductive justice framework with address a range of issues, including:. Why Is This Important To Black Women? What Is The Imperative Doing? Elevate Black women’s health and well-being. Address a range of related issues. Including uninte...
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Black Women's Health Imperative - Initiatives & Campaigns
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Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life. Why We Do It. Educate. Inform. Empower. The Imperative develops and promotes campaigns that help Black women and their families lead healthier lives across the life span. From sexual health education to breast cancer awareness we make it our duty to educate Black women and inform them of health information and medical resources. Change Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. Grab Your Girls and Go. Access. Coverage. Action. 55 M Street SE Suite 940.
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Black Women's Health Imperative - Obesity
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Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life. Why We Do It. Why is this important for Black Women? What do Black women need to know? What Black Women Can Do. By talking with your health care provider you can find out what a healthy weight means for you - this is the first step to prevent the risk of becoming overweight or obese. Other steps to reduce your risk of becoming overweight or obese include:. The risk factors and the measures for being overweight or obese and if you have them, see your doctor. The Im...
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Black Women's Health Imperative - Cervical Cancer
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Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life. Why We Do It. What is Cervical Cancer? Cervical cancer is caused by abnormal cells that grow and spread uncontrollably in the cervix; the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb) that open into the vagina (birth canal). Most cervical cancer is caused by the Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV; a group of very common viruses that can spread easily by skin to skin contact. HPV will affect an estimated four out of five sexually active people in their lifetimes. Due to scree...
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Black Women's Health Imperative - Diabetes
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Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life. Why We Do It. Was previously called insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile-onset diabetes. Type 1 diabetes develops when the body’s immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells, the only cells in the body that make hormone insulin that regulates blood glucose. This form of diabetes usually strikes children and young adults, although disease onset can occur at any age. Complications of Diabetes include:. Heart disease and stroke. Blindness and eye problems. What Ar...
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Black Women's Health Imperative - Issues
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Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life. Why We Do It. Black women are our priority. For 30 years, the Black Women's Health Imperative (Imperative) has maintained a singular focus on promoting the health of Black women as a top priority for our community, service providers, policymakers and researchers. Over the course of our history, we have successfully planned and implemented a wide array of projects at the local and national levels, addressing key health issues affecting Black women and their families.
