Everything you need to know about how Diabetes impacts African Americans and what you can do to prevent or manage diabetes in your life.  Contributed by the National Diabetes Education Program, a division of the National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov).

An illustrated guide to understanding what causes high blood pressure and how to lower or prevent it.  Find out how to measure your blood pressure, what you can do to lower it and how to stay healthy.  Contributed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and Office of Research on Minority Health, divisions of the National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov).

A Fact Sheet full of interesting information and statistics on kidney disease and how it disproportionately affects African Americans.  Contributed by the National Kidney Disease Education Program, a division of the Natonal Institutes of Health (http://www.nih.gov/). 

An informative guide on HIV and AIDS.  Despite the medical gains and the immense amount of information available to the public, HIV and AIDS is on the increase among minority populations, particularly among minority women.  An amazing 80% of all new HIV cases diagnosed among women are African American and Latina.  Contributed by the National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov).