All of us need to do what we can to spread the information to other African Americans. I served as chairman for an African-American Men's Health Forum, that included a battery of 'free' health screenings. Much to the surprise of the American Cancer Society, white and black people too, 500+ men showed up the first year and 700+ this year. Mind you, it took the combined efforts of at least a dozen social service agencies, the ACS and it fund development staff to do the type of advertising campaign targeted specifically to the African American Male. Mind you,most of the men came because they heard about it in several media sources, but most said it was the information they, or their women saw or heard at church, in a church bulletin. In my capacity as Director of Men and Health ministries, I used every opportunity and option to get the word out to our churches over and over again. I am now working with the American Heart/American Stroke to bring awareness and concrete preventive actions to our people. I am saying this because many of you could do the same or similar things in your community. It is not the whole answer, but it is a start. What are your thoughts? What are you doing, or what will you do?
Posted By: Dr. J. Elisha Burke
Monday, August 25th 2008 at 7:26PM
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