The Gaston & Porter Health Improvement Center Inc.

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS, TRAIN TRAINERS AND PARTICIPANTS IN AN INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF WOMEN, ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF COLOR AND AFRICAN DESCENT. THE MAIN PRODUCT FOR THIS WORK IS THE PRIME TIME SISTER CIRCLES (PTSC) WHICH FOCUSES ON CHANGING THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN ON THEIR HEALTH IN MIDLIFE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES SKILLS AND TOOLS TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO CHANGE HABITS OF DISEASE INTO HABITS OF HEALTH.