Primary Recipient

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$46,529.00

Award Date

9/22/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Obesity prevention among Black women is a major public health priority. At present, nearly 54% of the adult Black female population (aged 20 and older) is obese. The group also suffers disproportionately from obesity-related health consequences (e.g. many