Web site encourages healthy choices for African American women

Web site encourages healthy choices for African American women

African American women are the target of a new Web site and public service announcement (PSA) to educate them about avoiding cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. The site and PSA are part of a joint effort by the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, and Advertising Council. The site, everydaychoices.org, encourages a healthy lifestyle through the small, everyday choices women make about diet, exercise, visiting a physician, and choosing not to smoke. Resources on the site include healthy diet guidelines, smoking cessation and exercise tips, interactive quizzes and calculators, and ways for women to work together for their health. The site is also available in Spanish.