SISTAH Voices, was founded by Dr. Gertie Loretta Hurley in 2010 as SISTAHS Circle (Its acronym SISTAHS meaning Sisters Inspiring Sisters to Activate Health Sense) as a fundraising arm and now an initiative of Taking Effective Action, Incorporated (TEA) www.t-action.org and to support the mission to educate and encourage women, girls, and families to make positive changes to their health. Dr. Hurley was diagnosed with hypertension as a teenager and as a result she began a lifelong quest to seek ways to impr
All of her experiences culminated in her expanding SISTAHS Circle to speak directly to African American women of all ages with an online voice of the SISTAH Voices Online Talk Show and the SISTAH Voices Online Quarterly eBook and Blog.
Important Information Statistics Important health statistics that every African American woman should know. Knowledge is power! HEART DISEASE Heart disease is the number one cause of both death and disability in women in the U.S. And the fact that African American women have an even higher chance of dying from heart disease—and at a younger age—compared to white women. About 49% of African American women over age 20 have some type of heart disease, like: clogged arteries in the heart, arms, or legs; Stroke;