Dr. Didra Brown Taylor partners with black owned beauty shops across the country to address health disparities in African American women.

Of all minority groups, African-Americans have the most, and many times the largest, differences in health risks when compared to other minority groups. African-Americans have more disease, disability, and early death as well. African American women are becoming more at risk of developing high blood pressure and diabetes. Yet, both can be prevented.The Black Beauty Shop Health Outreach Program, headed by Dr. Didra Brown Taylor, has taken on the challenge to address health disparities among African American women, right where they are, in the beauty shop.

At the Close of Domestic Violence Awareness Month NDVH Celebrity Spokesperson and Domestic Violence Survivor Tanya Young Williams Tells Victims to Call the Hotline in New PSA

The National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) has launched a powerful 30-second public service announcement (PSA) to continue raising awareness and increasing education about domestic abuse, starring, Tanya Young Williams.  The PSA, released to television network media, print media and internet media, was launched in recognition of October’s designation as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The PSA is available on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B748gME1upU.