Black Men's Health Week

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By Hot 103.7

Join us as we partner with The African American Male Wellness Agency and the local African American communities to bring awareness of the inequalities of access to healthcare.

Nov 15th - 21st will be Black Men's health week full of highly interactive discussions on health, fitness and nutrition to address real health issues Black Men are at higher risk of and provide tools and resources to help address these.

Registration is FREE and you can get get more info HERE!
  • November 15: SUNDAY available on demand WSUS Podcast: Interview with leadership of the NAAMWA to discuss the history of the organization and initiatives being used to improve the fact that "African American Men are dying from preventable diseases at ten (10) times the rate of other men which drives the mission of AAWellness.” (National African American Male Wellness Agency)
  • November 16: MONDAY Prostate Health: Yaw Nyame MD and Willie Underwood MD 6:00pm PST • Importance of screening, early detection and treatment options for prostate cancer • A Patient’s Perspective: Becoming a better man after prostate cancer
  • November 17: TUESDAY COVID19: Louis Shackelford 12:00pm PST Colon Health: Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS 6:00pm PST • Colon Cancer Prevention – It’s Time. Get Screened
  • November 18: WEDNESDAY Nutrition: Cooking with Dads with local celebrity chef 6:00pm PST Pre-planning for a healthy Thanksgiving meal
  • November 19: THURSDAY Heart Health: Ike Okwuosa, MD 12:00pm PST HIV/AIDS: Louis Shackelford 6:00pm PST
  • November 20: FRIDAY Mental Health: Kelly Marie Wofford & Ife Oyedokun 12:00pm PST
  • November 21: SATURDAY Physical Health: Bootcamp with Personal Trainer for all fitness levels 9:00am PST
  • BONUS: SUNDAY November 22: Real Men Real Talk Series (open invitation for the PNW residents)