2013-08-29T17:52:48-07:00 2012-12-31 Pamela R Ross CPA 22739 Federalist Road Calabasas CA 913024809 990 2012-01-01 954624707 BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS BLAC 2132905955 PO BOX 292516 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 JANETTE ROBINSON FLINT 2013-08-29 true Pamela R Ross P00034695 8182228581 X 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z AULERIA EAKINS PO BOX 292516 Los Angeles CA 90029 266198 false false X WWW.BWWLA.ORG X 1997 CA Black Women for Wellness is a multi-generational, membership-based organization committed to the well being of Black women and girls by building healthy communities through health education, empowerment and advocacy. 6 5 8 35 0 271607 266198 0 0 0 271607 266198 0 0 188514 161270 0 10311 106250 108127 294764 269397 -23157 -3199 51974 48775 4375 4375 47599 44400 Black Women for Wellness conducts programs, advocacy, media communications, education and information sharing touching the lives of African American and Black women, girls and our families in California. false false 222183 Keep In TouchEPICCS (Education Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screenings) among African Americans in partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine trained 10 peer educators who began conducting sessions in Jan 2013Sisters @ Eight Sisters @ Eight, held on the 2nd Friday of the month, brought a wealth of information to the community to help empower, mobilize, and organize toward advocacy. More than 475 women and men participated with Sisters @ Eight this year including a total of 23 speakers presenting at 11 monthly meetings held over the course of the year. Kitchen DivasBWW is in partnership with American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association and Los Angeles County Countywide Fitness Challenge where we have conducted food demonstrations at annual conferences, fitness events and local large scale health fairs. More than 6000 people have attended a minimum one of these events where participants are able to taste new recipes, observe food demonstrations and hear health education messages on the intersection of food and health status. BWW conducted Kitchen Diva workshops at L.A. Care a minimum of twice monthly during 2012, reaching more than 100 participants forming social circles that support lifestyle change via nutrition and exercise. Kitchen Diva staff also traveled to the South Bay, West and South Los Angeles to conduct food demonstrations and workshops, participating in several mom/pop store conversion efforts, offering classes in local churches and partnering with Los Angeles County Dept of Mental Health/UMMA Community Clinic to offer kitchen divas a an alternative source of mental health healing and support, to clients prescribed prevention measure including food and exercise as well to our women/families living in transitional housing. Social media Facebook and Twitter communication strategy has garned more than 13,500+ likes, friends, and followers. This year we added Instragram and Tumblr to our strategies of outreach and communication on health and well being for Black women & girls. Our websites bwwla.com and bwwla.org visits are growing with more than 10K unique visitors each week. BWW publishes an electronic newsletter weekly reaching more than 2000 people where we share upcoming events, articles of interest on the health and well being of Black women and community, discuss hot topics and news on the health status of women, our programs and strategies to build health. Sisters in Control Black Women for Wellness (BWW) help pass AB 2348, a bill that would increase access to birth control by allowing registered nurses to dispense birth control to low risk patients, and trained over two dozen advocates with strategies, communication and education on sexual and reproductive health information. BWW convened a summit on reproductive justice where more than 30 national reproductive justice advocates participating as we shared information on a national poll of African American & Black community members on our reproductive health status. Power Shift (annual conference) held in March 2012 attracted more than 100 attendees, including two elected officials that came to speak and stayed. Outreach efforts via the Sisters in Control program attended 32 different tabling events and/or community programs throughout the year. BWW were keynote presenters with the Womens Policy Institute, training a class of more than 50 women of color on the intersections of reproductive and environmental health.Environmental JusticeBlack Women for Wellness participated with National Nail & Hair Salon week of action in Washington DC by organizing a delegation (6 members), participating with an interagency roundtable, presenting at the convening and accompanying hair stylist and nail technicians visiting congressional representatives. Our participation garnered two new authors for the Safer Cosmetics Act, sparked a movement by local (Los Angeles) Black nail salon owners to organize and facilitated connection between hair and nail salon workers. As a participating partner with the California Health Nail Salon Collaborative, BWW supported the development of a culturally appropriate training manual for African American and Black salons following up with sponsoring a healthy nail salon training in partnership with one local Black owned nail salon, training 7 African American nail technicians. BWW continues research into the impact of chemical use by African American women with our Hair Salon Project. Interns from Charles Drew University and UCLA developed an application hair stylist and nail technicians may complete on line to participate with our community research that complies information. BWW published Chemical Purse card a summary of the most utilized chemicals to accompany community members while shopping for beauty, personal and cleaning products. BWW distributed 1000 cards at various events, health fairs and forums. I Know Campaign In 2012, Black Women for Wellness convened five successful stakeholder meetings with a maximum attendance of 80 people (and an average of 50 per meeting) representing 57 organizations, 2 school districts (Compton & LAUSD), various local trade and academic institutions. Additionally, we convened two ad hoc meetings out of which came a skeleton for a formal communication and advisory structure for the CSG to edit, change and adopt. BWW conducted three peer education trainings for community members and organization staffers on reproductive health issues that impact women of color. Peer educators conducted 25 presentations reaching 250 people. Other work BWW completed in 2012 with the I Know Campaign includes placement of at minimum 100 I Know posters and palm cards in over two dozen surrounding businesses located in the African American community surrounding Black Women for Wellness offices in the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles. Staff conducted presentations and workshops with at Gardena High School, Washington High School, Occidental College, California State University Los Angeles, Girls Club, Augustus High School and Breaking the Silence conference (1000).Broad outreach at the Martin Luther King Jr parade and festival, Teen Summit in Downtown Los Angeles, KJLH Womens Health Conference, Imperial Courts Summer Night Lights, West Athens Summer Youth program and Taste of Soul Food Festival touched more than 10,000 people. Voter Education Black Women for Wellness has developed and distributed health education materials , including a voter education guide addressing how to vote, who is eligible and where to register if needed, including a link to turbo vote. BWW also published an information guide on the 11 propositions and 3 measures on the 2012 California ballot supporting voters seeking information on those initiatives from unbiased sources. Distribution of the 10K voter education booklets and guide to the propositions were distributed at numberous faith based institions, academic, community based organizations and even the county jail. Health Care Reform BWW represents our community with several panels culled together in support of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Our voice is one calling to include a gender lens and reproductive health as contracts, essential health benefits and strategic plans are formed and implemented. 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