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Gaston and Porter Health Improvement Center
 
 
 
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Dr. Gaston & Dr. Porter Purpose Prize Finalist!!!
Dr. Gaston & Dr. Porter are winners out of 1500 nominations nationally of the first ever Purpose Prize.
Read more about their great accomplishment on the Lead With Experience website.
 
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The Institute provides information, materials, workshops, expertise, personal/professional health development programs and current research which are customized to meet the needs of women-especially women of African descent.
 
 





VISION
All women, especially African American women, will choose and live a life designed to maximize their emotional and physical health.

MISSION

To revolutionize the way women think, feel and act about prioritizing their physical and emotional health and wellness.

OBJECTIVES

  1. To educate and motivate women to make lifestyle changes through lectures, workshops, seminars, and Prime Time Sister Circles® (PTSC)

  2. To develop a forum for women to be trained to integrate their minds, body and spirit.
  3. To evaluate the impact of managing stress, improving nutrition and increasing physical activity on the physical and emotional health of women.

  4. To develop a Training Institute for a train-the-trainer program for facilitators of PTSC.

  5. To expand and continue to evaluate PTSC

WHAT DOES THE INSTITUTE DO?
The Institute is a division of The Gaston and Porter Health Improvement Center. The Institute provides information, materials, workshops, expertise, personal/professional health development programs and current research which are customized to meet the needs of women-especially women of African descent.

 



© 2006 Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. and Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D.