The African American Health Initiative (AAHI) held their third annual "Walk the Dream" health walk and mini health fair on January 11, 2003. It began with a rally at the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. statue adjacent to the San Bernardino City Hall. The program included Reverend James Markham, Terry Benjamin, and Councilwoman Betty Dean Anderson. Certificates of appreciation from U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and Congresswoman Joe Baca were presented to AAHI Project Coordinator Dr. Cherry Houston.

After the walk the participants returned to the Carousel Mall for a mini health fair; heart-healthy exercise led by Reverend Gordon Laine, Director of the Loveland Fitness Center and African Ancestry Manifesting Our Excellence (FAME). Other participants included Donna Marino who conducted a healthy cooking session.

Organizations who participated in the mini health fair include the African American Health Initiative, the American Cancer Society, Black Infant Health, Desert Sierra Breast Cancer, First Chance/Y-CHOW, Four-D-Success Academy, Inland Empire Health Plan, Inland Wellness Information Network, "Live & Then Give" Organ & Tissue Donor Awareness Program, MedicaLatina, Molina Health Care of California, Parks & Recreation Department, People's Choice, the San Bernardino County Medical Society, and "Say Sistah" UJIMA.

Medical students from Loma Linda University School of Medicine, nursing students from Four-D Success Academy, and Black Infant Health personnel conducted 100 blood pressure screenings and 43 diabetes screenings.

The purpose of AAHI's health walks is to encourage the community to walk for health and modify their dietary lifestyle. In America heart disease is the leading cause of death. African Americans are in the forefront for hypertension, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.