The Health Committee Report
Challenge
Health is an essential quality-of-life element that rarely gets the attention it requires in the black community and society at large. Issues related to psychological well-being compound the impact of the five diseases known to affect black men the most: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer. There is a need for increasing awareness about the state of the physical and psychological health of the African American male -- the
abandoned minority -- and constructively engage this neglected population.
Mission
Increase awareness of the state of the physical and psychological health of the African American male -- the abandoned minority -- and constructively engage this neglected population.
Recommendations
Recommendation No 1: Establish Citywide Information Campaign
Action Step No. 1:
Employ flyers, religious institutions, peer specialists, websites
and complementary institutions to disseminate information regarding the status of Black male physical and mental health.
Recommendation No. 2: Establish Citywide Educational and Health-Enhancing Events
Action Step No. 1: Establish workshops, group activities, lectures, community
health fairs, and one-stop health-enhancing resources
Recommendation No. 3: Ongoing Research Project
Action Step No. 1:Establish an ongoing research project involving Black male
mental and physical health professionals to investigate the
most current and effective findings in assessing and treating
mental and physical maladies disproportionately
Other Committe Reports
Criminal Justice Committee
Econimic Development Committee Report
Education Committee Report
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