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You take care of everyone else -
now it is time to make YOU your first priority!
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Call 813-849-WELL (9355) for more information and an application,
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 A FREE Life-Saving Program for African American Women (40 - 70 years old) from
Healthy Together and Drs. Marilyn Gaston & Gayle Porter
African American women are dying at rates that are greater than any other group of women in the United States -- and most of these deaths are preventable.
That fact inspired Dr. Marilyn Gaston and Dr. Gayle Porter to write Prime Time: The African American Woman's Complete Guide to Midlife Health and Wellness in 2001. In 2003 they created Prime Time Sister Circles (PTSC)- part health course on exercise, nutrition, and stress - and part support group. Designed to change how women approach their own health, and thus the health of their families and communities, PTSC has drawn rave reviews around the USA for the way it helps women help themselves. This program is made possible by...
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The Program u A woman to woman approach to changing health disparities u 12-week support group of Sisters, led and presented by Sisters u FREE Heath Screenings u Fitness, Nutrition and Stress Management Experts u Earn $10 per week for attending PTSC is a proven, evidence-based model designed specifically for African American women to help them learn how to control and manage their personal wellness. Developed by the former Assistant U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Marilyn Gaston and her partner, the imminent clinical psychologist, Dr. Gayle Porter, the Sister Circles program uses esteem-building support groups to motivate participants to make changes critical in their personal lifestyle. The women participants range in age from 40-70 years of age and are the mothers, aunts and grandmothers who are charged with the care of the next generation. PTSC has proven over and over to be a sustainable community program that takes place in neighborhood locations and encourages goal-setting, peer support, and empowerment. To date, 83% of the women who have participated across America have maintained their health improvements for more than a year. On-going Research (Read the article from the Journal of the National Medical Association.) Healthy Together Brings Prime Time Sister Circles to Tampa Bay Healthy Together is the organizing body for PTSC in Tampa Bay. We are most grateful to our Program Co-Chairs, who are working to involve the community and make this program a success:
How Does Prime Time Sister Circles Work?
Working from carefully prepared workbooks and journals, women learn to reframe their priorities and construct personalized health programs that empower their lives. Each week they spend 2 hours tackling new topics that blend aspects of their physical, mental and spiritual health. They learn about community health resources, nutritional cooking, fitness that fits their lifestyles and ways to prevent the most prevalent health threats. How to care for themselves, while modeling good behaviors for the next generation is a constant theme in the workshops. Outcomes
Drs. Gaston & Porter have developed a program that underscores their commitment to a scientific approach to recording the details of empowerment while protecting the personal process each family experienced. Outcomes are based on “before and after” physical and mental health metrics, designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the program before, during, and even one year after it is completed. Healthy Together's staff has significant depth in social marketing and civic communications - and it is their intention to translate this data into a dynamic, sustainable program that can be replicated throughout the Tampa Bay region.  How You Can Be Involved
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