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REVIEWED SITES
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FIND
A BLACK DOCTOR.COM
www.findablackdoctor.com/
Find A Black Doctor.com is
a free internet service that allows
you to locate U.S. based African-American
physicians. This free service will
connect you to African-American dentists,
podiatrists, clinical psychologists
and other health care providers. You
may use the search on Find A Black
Doctor.com to select a location,
languages and specialty to locate
doctors.
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50
PLUS.ORG
www.50plus.org/
If
you're fifty or older, 50 Plus.org
is a very nice website to visit. Initiated
at Stanford University, Fifty-Plus
Lifelong Fitness is a nonprofit
organization that encourages fitness
and a more active lifestyle for those
who are fifty years or older. 50
Plus.org features the sections:
Health & Exercise, Rx For Fitness,
Monthly Discussion Groups, Calendar
of Events, News, Fitness Ambassador
Corps, News and more.
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BLACK
DOCTOR.ORG
www.blackdoctor.org/
Bookmark Black Doctor.org,
a health portal that's loaded with
quality healthcare information for
African Americans. "This dynamic,
interactive platform is designed to
educate, inform and motivate all Americans
of African descent." Black
Doctor.org features the sections:
Latest News, Health Conditions,
Diet/Nutrition, Weight Loss, Fitness,
Healthy Living, Doctors Only (Physicians,
dentists and alternative medicine
specialists can sign up here to be
a part of the free referral service.)
and Find A doctor links.
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BLACK
HEALTHE MAGAZINE.COM
www.blackhealthemagazine.com/
Black HealthE Magazine.com
is an online Ezine where African Americans
may visit to learn more about physical,
mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
Black HealthE Magazine.com
Sections featured on the site include:
Physical Health, Spiritual Health,
Health-E-Licious, Editorial, and
HealthE Tips. A new section-
Health-E-Licious Cookbook is
coming soon. My favorite section is
HealthE Tips, titled How to
Love Yourself.
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BVSGA.ORG
www.bvsga.org
BVSGA.org is the website of
The Black Vegetarian Society of Georgia,
an organization that promotes vegetarianism
and the health benefits of eating
plants. "Our organization seeks
to fill the gaps that exist in our
communities, particularly in meeting
and addressing the concerns of chronic
and degenerative diseases. People
of color are disproportionately affected
by hypertension and diabetes."
Featured on BVSGA.org are the
sections: Articles, Recipes, Happenings,
Holistic Glossary and Vegetarian
Directory.
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BBRM.ORG
www.bbrm.org
BBRM.org is the website for
the non-profit organization, Black
Biomedical Research Movement.
"Our hope and ideals are essentially
the same as those of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services and the
National Institutes of Health, in
trying to reduce health disparity
in minority populations and increase
the pool of NIH funded minority scientists,
respectively." Articles and information
are published on BBRM.org to
raise health consciousness in the
Black community. Events and Community
Support are also included on BBRM.org.
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ALL
ABOUT BLACK HEALTH.COM
www.allaboutblackhealth.com
This site is
developed by Dr. Carl Gilbert, a surgeon
in Cincinnati, Ohio. It features information
and articles exposing the health disparity
affecting Black Americans and other
minorities. While reading some of
the articles, you may even listen
to an audio in the background. If
you enjoy trivia, All About Black
Health.com has a Fun page. Test
your knowledge about your health and
body.
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BLACK
HEALTH CARE.COM
www.blackhealthcare.com
If you're seeking
straight forward health information
on the net, go to Black Health
Care.com. This excellent site
includes health and medical information
that is culturally oriented about
special health problems of African-Americans.
Some of the diseases discussed on
Black Health Care.com are diabetes,
hypertension, coronary heart disease,
stroke, AIDS, asthma, cancer and sickle
cell anemia. The site also features:
Medical Directories, Community
Issues, Health Disparities,
Voices of the People, Disease
Center, Multimedia Library,
Smoking Center, Healthy
Lifestyles, Community Resources
and Internet Resources.
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BLACK
HERBALS.COM
www.blackherbals.com
Increasingly,
information is presented to us about
the use of herbs to stay healthy.
Black Herbals.com is an informative
Web site that publishes information
to enlighten you about living a healthy
and holistic life. African, Jamaican,
Indian and Chinese herbs, herbal extracts,
spices and condiments are some of
the products sold on the site. Black
Herbals.com features articles
about health and nutrition, herbs
of the month, a book corner, an herbal
review and an Ask the Expert
section. When you visit, read how
the use of herbs may be used to cleanse,
purify, stimulate and regulate your
body.
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BLACK
WOMEN'S HEALTH.COM
www.blackwomenshealth.com
Over 25 health
topics of interest to women may be
found at Black Women's Health.com.
The site, founded by Dr. David Pryor
and Dr. Letitia Spencer, also features
articles on nutrition & fitness,
spiritual & mental health and
finances for today's African American
woman. Visitors are invited to share
positive stories about overcoming
obstacles. Black Women's Health.com
has a discussion page, business directory
and physician locator.
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BLACK
VEGETARIANS.ORG
www.blackvegetarians.org
Black
Vegetarians.org
is spreading the word about healthy
living for Blacks. Sections on Black
Vegetarians.org include: Definitions,
Veggie Roll Call, Health
Facts, Recipes and Health
Quiz. If you are a cartoonist,
you may submit humorous cartoons and
jokes for publication. Check it out.
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CELEBRATING
LIFE.ORG
www.celebratinglife.org
Celebrating
Life.org
is a website where African American
women speak out about cancer. The
non-profit organization, Celebrating
Life Foundation, strives to "educate
the African American community and
women of color about the risk of breast
cancer, to encouraging advancements
in the early detection and treatment
and to improve survival rates among
these women." When visiting Celebrating
Life.org, you'll find the sections:
Foundation Profile, Organization
and Support Groups, Activities
and Events, Celebrating Life
Book, Questions & Answers,
Breast Cancer Survivors and
Self Examination.
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AFROMED.COM
www.afromed.com
Stay informed
about basic health knowledge in the
African American population by bookmarking
Afromed.com. Dr. Robert W.
Sessoms, the publisher of Afromed.com,
"noticed a disturbing trend.
Despite the enormous amount of health
information available to the public,
African Americans in general seem
to have a very poor basic fund of
health knowledge." Afromed.com
features the sections: Meet the
Doctor, Inner Visions (Articles),
Medical News Updates and Medical
Link.
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