Concept information
Preferred term
sisters together
Definition
- Sisters Together is a coalition of community organizations and residents who came together to encourage healthy eating and increased physical ctivity among young African American women (aged 18–35) with the goal of helping them to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. It began as a pilot program of the Weight-Control Information Network (WIN), was supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and was one of ten model programs highlighted in the first Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Sisters Together]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/sisters_together
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