Our Goal

High-incidence rates of cancer, heart disease/stroke, diabetes, obesity, and HIV/AIDS are having devastating effects not only on African-American individuals and families, but also on our community as a whole. These illnesses, coupled with poor nutrition, unhealthy lifestyles, and a lack of education can and do give birth to a host of other problems, such as unemployment, financial difficulties, marital strain, and both emotional and spiritual stress.

Although the compounding nature of these issues seems overwhelming, there is hope. Since 1998, Memphis Healthy Churches has been working to address the enormous health disparities facing African-Americans in Memphis.

Our goal is not only to educate our community on how to prevent and treat such illnesses, but to end the seemingly unending of poor health and poverty that is destroying our community.