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Black Women’s Health Forum 2026
What to Expect at BWHF 2026
The Health Costs of Economic Crises
Economic stress isn’t just financial; it’s a health issue. For Black women, the weight of caregiving, wage gaps, and systemic barriers creates a ripple effect that impacts physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
BWHF 2026 will create space to name those realities and move toward solutions, together.
When The Breadwinner Can’t Buy Bread
This keynote opens BWHF 2026 by connecting national data on Black women’s economic crisis to health outcomes, while offering insight and strategies for collective action.
Panel: When black women can’t afford to be well
When Black women can’t afford to be well, the combined weight of financial strain and caregiving responsibilities creates a ripple effect that harms their physical and mental health.
Panel: How Racism, Stress & Chronic Disease are shortening Black women’s Lives
Black women are dying younger, not because of genetics, but because chronic exposure to racism, stress, and systemic barriers accelerates disease and shortens lives.
Panel: Unequal Burdens
Black women face worse cancer outcomes exasperated by inequities in screening, treatment, and research that delay diagnosis and limit access to quality care.
Three Valleys Region: Nonprofit Community Calendar of Events
Our vibrant Three Valleys Region is home to over 300 nonprofits providing direct service to our community. These local nonprofits host a number of engaging community and fundraising events, both free and ticketed, in support of a wide range of worthy causes. In collaboration with civic leaders and front-line organizations, 3VCF is delighted to sponsor a Nonprofit Community Calendar of Events to promote and publicize nonprofit gatherings that build a sense of community belonging while making a lasting and positive impact on the quality of life in our region. Submit an Event ›