NBCI Declares a National Health Emergency
in the Black Church

The Black community, because of its historic disadvantage of not being a part of the original American democracy -- some would say the American experiment -- and because of its horrible health composition and status, can ill afford to wait for health reform that will not truly take hold for another ten years. The National Black Church Initiative, having grown morally frustrated on the pace of achieving equality in health in any area, is moving with immense speed to reveal its Health Emergency Declaration (HED) that will institute throughout its 34,000 churches proven health prevention strategies and models that will begin to alter, transform and eliminate the negative health statistics between whites and blacks in this country.

The National Black Church Initiative is Seeking Social and Behavioral Researchers to Help with its National Health Emergency Declaration (HED)

The National Black Church Initiative, a coalition of 34,000 churches, has created a Health Emergency Declaration (HED). This is a comprehensive approach to tackling the tragic state of health in the Black community. The emphasis of HED is accurate and critical health education, health screening, and evaluation. HED is an innovative tool with the explicit objective of transforming African American behavior into a healthy lifestyle personality.

We are seeking to work with competent and able researchers in the area of social and behavioral research who have demonstrated an interest in reducing health disparities. These researchers must be members of major research or educational institutions and be certified by federal research authorities i.e. NIH, CDC, Universities, etc. Researchers will be given full access to targeted populations pertinent to their research objectives. The researchers must agree to provide the community within which they study the results of their research before publishing their results. The objective here is to encourage and maintain a concentrated interest in reducing health disparities with the ultimate goal of closing this gap and changing African American behavior.

We would encourage you to visit the National Black Church Initiative website www. naltblackchurch.com/health/ to read more about the Health Emergency Initiative or contact us directly at (202)-744-0184.

Health Emergency Declaration (HED) Core Values

		1.   Know your body.
		2.   Visit the doctor.
		3.   Increase your fruit and vegetable intake by 150%.
		4.   Increase your physical activity by 150%.
		5.   Get enough sleep (8 hours).
		6.   Take “mental breaks” to reduce stress.
		7.   Quit smoking or do not start smoking.

• Health Emergency Declaration Paper .pdf [1.6mb]
  The National Black Church Initiative declares a national health emergency in the Black church highlighting the health crisis in the African American community. This paper explains why we are taking such dramatic actions and the proven, scientific methods we will be using to solve the crisis.

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Health Emergency Declaration Slide Presentation .ppt [1.6mb] This is a detailed Powerpoint slide presentation summarizing the solutions, strategies and scientific-based modeling that we will employ in HED. The Status of Black Health: A Decade in Review, 1995-2005.pdf [2.5mb] Carolyn Barley Britton, M.D., M.S. President, National Medical Association The NBCI’s 24-Church Health Model.pdf [2.5mb] An innovative approach for faith-based communities across this country

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