The Diabetic Amputation Prevention Foundation (DAP) is proud to announce the return of the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program (BBHOP), which will kick off in California on Saturday, May 12, 2012.
From 11am-4pm, the organization will facilitate statewide screenings in over 75 black-owned barbershops from San Diego to Sacramento to screen more than 1,500 African American men for diabetes and high blood pressure. Participants will also receive healthy lifestyle education and medical resources for local clinics and physicians.
Click on the following links for participating locations in:
Compared to the general public, African American males have a higher risk of diabetes and other cardiovascular conditions, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The American Diabetes Association estimates that 3.7 million (14.7 percent) of African Americans ages 20 or older have diabetes, while statistics show that 40 percent of African American men die prematurely from cardiovascular disease as compared to 21 percent of white men.
For more information on BBHOP, visit blackbarbershop.org.
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