Sisters Together is a program designed to encourage Black women to maintain a healthy weight by becoming more physically active and eating healthier foods. Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better is a project of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the Weight-Control Information Network (WIN).

The Sisters Together pilot program was developed by WIN in partnership with the Boston Obesity/Nutrition Research Center, which included representatives from the New England Medical Center, the Harvard School of Public Health, and the Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy, as well as community nutritionist, media specialist, and educator.

The program increased awareness about the importance of moving more and eating better. Activities included forming community walking groups, conducting supermarket tours, participating in a cable TV cooking show, developing a Sisters Together nutrition and fitness calendar, and supporting efforts to build a full-service supermarket in the Boston communities. The success of each activity was then measured.

Each phase of program planning was measured using focus groups, informal interviews, and small group discussions with Black women from the Boston communities. Program messages, materials, and activities were tested to make sure they were culturally appropriate and met the program objectives.

Building on the premise of the original Sisters Together model, the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, will begin its own Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better program. The mission of this program will be to create a culturally sensitive program targeting weight maintenance and healthier lifestyles for the African American women of Louisiana

• Sisters Together and on the Move : April 2004
  
  
• Behavior Change - Breaking the Habit Chain : May 2004
  
  
• Physical Activity - Walking Into a Healthy Weight : June 2004
  
  
• Meals to Menus - Straight Ahead -> On Healthy Way Drive : July 2004