wellness celebration, a celebration of birthdays and women s wellness that takes place next saturday at prince george s community college. tell us about it. what s the focus going to be, reverend hurley? the focus is on teaching women how to take charge of their health and celebrate their birthday. and in doing so, they ll have better birthdays moving forward as they grow older. and more birthdays. can be productive and not just in a nursing home. yes. it s a celebration that nbc 4 is partnering with you on. and this is a continuation. obesity is a big issue in our communities. dr. davidson, maryland has the 29th highest adult obesity rate in the nation. that s pretty high. why is it so high in the state of maryland? well, part of it is we have a large african-american population and a large latino population. women of color have the tendency to have the largest weight, over 68% of both latino and african-american women will be overweight. and that comes from a whol
people who are spiritual have a tendency with health their prayer partners. not just pray for world peace, but for the discipline to change their lifestyle and prevent disease. you think taking a spiritual approach is more effective or can be more effective and make a stronger impact than all of the health warnings and all the plik education campaigns that have been waged. more an issue of support groups. we ve documented in the literature, if you have a support group the church is a natural support group. the problem is we don t have any way to pay forxl you already have a prayer partner. your prayer partner has to be the person you talk to when you re about to turn into one of those fast food restaurants. that s when you call your prayer partner and ask them to pray you on to the health food store or home to cook your own food. we re going to ensure that the prayer partner has that role. praying with a purpose. we re going to talk more about the battle of the bu