(NAPSA)—Would you like to help the nearly 80 percentof U.S. black women who are overweight or obese improve their health? If yes, consider starting a Sisters Together group where you live, workor worship. Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better is a national program to help black womenages 18 andolder control their weight through healthy eating and physical activity. Designed by the Weight-control Information Network (WIN)of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and KidneyDiseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, the free program guide helps black women form groups that work together to reach their goals. 1 SISTERS TOGETHER Program Guide Move More, Eat Better Help your community take steps toward better health Boas ocziae Free Guide To help you get started, the Sisters Together Program Guide features: Six steps to start and build your own program Working together, a group of women can maketheir community healthier. *Tips and tools for using local resources, setting goals and planning events Sample letters, fact sheets and other items you can adapt for your program Advice on planning a meeting *Tips on using websites, Facebook and Twitter to get the word out. WhereTo GetIt To learn more about the Sisters Together program and download the guide and other materials, check out this link: www.win. niddk.nih.gov/sisters. You can also follow WIN on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ win.niddk.nih.gov for Sisters Together program tips and other ideas for healthy eating, physical activity and weight control.
