Cleveland Public Library would like to publicize a new public health initiative called the Black Health Empowerment Project (BHEP). Now entering its fifth year, BHEP is an obesity awareness and health promotion tour designed to educate African Americans about the health risks associated with obesity.

Children, adults, and senior citizens alike are encouraged to attend the "Eat, Move & Test for Health" Black Health Empowerment Tour that is being held at the John Hay High School on August 22, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Cleveland Public Library supports the BHET tour and will present Fit for Life Workshops. Click here to register online for this free event.

Further reading on obesity related illness:

Diabetes

Exercise and Sport in Diabetes by Dinesh Nagi

Real-Life Guide to Diabetes: Practical Answers to Your Diabetes Problems by Hope S. Warshaw

Healthy Eating for Diabetes by Antony Worrell Thompson

Diabetes information for teens : health tips about managing diabetes ... by Sandra Augustyn Lawton

Heart Disease

100 Questions & Answers About Valvular Heart Disease by Ramdas Pai

Cholesterol: Food, Facts, and Recipes by Juliette Kellow

Heart Disease: What Your Doctor Won’t Tell You by Roger Murphee

Hidden Truth About Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs : How to Avoid Heart Disease Naturally by Shane Ellison

The Miami Mediterranean Diet: Lose Weight and Lower Your Risk of Heart
Disease With 300 Delicious Recipes by Michael Ozner

High Blood Pressure & Strokes

100 Questions & Answers About Stroke by Kinan Hreib

Heal & Prevent Stroke and Heart Disease by Prem K. Bhandari

Recovery After Stroke by Bruce Dobkin

The Search for Wellness: a Holistic Approach to Stroke, Heart Disease and Other Lifestyle Related Conditions by Sean T. Hubbard

Stronger After Stroke: Your Roadmap to Recovery by Peter Levine