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The Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program to Offer Free Cardiovascular Screenings in Bay Area Barbershops
State-wide partners of the BBHOP include Anthem Blue Cross and Medtronics. Both are leaders in the health care industry with Anthem providing affordable health care coverage in the state of California and Medtronics serving as the go-to resource for medical technology development. The outreach program is also happy to have the support of community and media partners which include: San Francisco City Supervisor, Malia Cohen, YMCA, Lennar Urban, 100 Black Men, West Side Community Service, PG & E, Fusicology, Center Stage Salon, LA Jones & Associates, KBLX Radio, KPOO Radio, Sun Reporter, PR, et Cetera, michaelD. Communications and Bay Area Black Nurses of America Inc.
Since 2007; nearly 750 black-owned barbershops have participated in the program. To learn more about the health outreach effort, and to view a complete list of those barbershops involved, please go to http://www.BlackBarbershop.org.
About the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program
The mission of the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program is to increase public awareness about health care disparities in under-served communities through culturally specific education, research and community based programs. Our goal is to empower the African-American community to better understand various diseases, their complications as well as the standard of care they deserve as it relates to prevention and management. The primary objective of the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program is three-fold: 1. SCREEN: Cardiovascular Disease (diabetes and hypertension) 2. EDUCATE: Preventive education about diet and exercise as well as education about the signs and symptoms of common chronic diseases. The “PEP Talk” or Prostate Education Program will inform men about their choices in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment. 3. REFER: Through the “Real Black Book/Medical Resource Guide,” men will be referred to local health care providers that offer free or low-cost health services. For more information on participating or sponsorship opportunities, please visit http://www.blackbarbershop.org.
