As reports of health care disparities continue to make headlines across America, the AAFP is helping to address the issue. Consider making this new resource available to your black patients: a video and accompanying guidebook titled "Caring for Your Family's Health: A Guide for African Americans."
Help Your Black Patients Stay Healthy
By News Staff
3/1/2005
Produced by Conrad Productions in partnership with the Academy, Kaiser Permanente and the Institute of Church Administration and Management, the video and guidebook are available to members just in time for April, National Minority Health Month.
This story first appeared in the March 2005 FP Report.
The guidebook gives tips on how black families can maintain their health through proper diet and an active lifestyle. Materials include recipes and charts for recording health information and individual family members' goals.
The video portion of this project aired in five major television markets in mid-February: ABC affiliates in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore; the NBC affiliate station in Cleveland; and CBS affiliates in Atlanta and San Francisco.
You'll want to share this resource with your patients; the materials are free, with only a $3.95 shipping/handling charge. Contact the AAFP order department at (800) 944-0000 or order online. Hurry. The Academy has a limited supply of 5,000 booklets to accompany 1,000 VHS tapes (item #25) and 4,000 DVDs (#26).
The video portion of this project aired in five major television markets in mid-February: ABC affiliates in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore; the NBC affiliate station in Cleveland; and CBS affiliates in Atlanta and San Francisco.
You'll want to share this resource with your patients; the materials are free, with only a $3.95 shipping/handling charge. Contact the AAFP order department at (800) 944-0000 or order online. Hurry. The Academy has a limited supply of 5,000 booklets to accompany 1,000 VHS tapes (item #25) and 4,000 DVDs (#26).
