Girltrek

GirlTREK is one of the largest public health movements for Black women in the United States. Founded in 2010, GirlTREK began with a simple call to action: walk 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, as an act of radical self-care. Since our humble beginnings, we have grown to an organization of over 1 million Black women across the nation and have reached 49 countries across the world. As a grassroots movement, our programming has done what no billion-dollar weight loss company or public health campaign has done. Black women are walking at life-saving levels. They’re getting off meds. They’re losing weight. They’re finding joy. Over the past 10 years, GirlTREK has become one of the single, most effective public health interventions in the country. During the next 10 years, GirlTREK is focusing on institutionalizing systems change and leveraging a critical mass of Black women to reclaim our neighborhoods, create population-level change, and inspire a global culture of health care that will reverse the devastating impacts of chronic disease. To do this, we have shifted our efforts toward a new mission to increase the life expectancy of Black women by 10 years in 10 years. Our next phase of impact includes emphasis on place-based initiatives that engage Black women across the American south to lead and influence in their local communities. With a priority population focusing on young adults ages 18-24, GirlTREK will empower the next generation to build awareness of health issues that impact their lives, take clear action steps toward improving their health, and advocate for systemic changes needed to reduce health disparities and increase the life expectancy of Black women.