The event is scheduled for Saturday, November 2, 2024, 7am-12noon at Morehouse College Public Health Sciences Institute, 830 Westview Drive Southwest Atlanta, GA 30314
BIG Members can participate by
- Joining the CDC/ATSDR BIG 5K Passion Team Walk/Run for African Males who are unable to walk because they are ill or are no longer living. This is free and participants will receive a T-Shirt
- Share the event with your African American Men from your family/community/network to participate in 15 Free Health Screenings and meet with Doctors on site to discuss results/next steps
- Volunteer to join the Health and Wellness Committee at our CDC/ATSDR Blacks In Government Vendor table at the event to share about BIG with attendees
BIG members interested in participating, email Health and Wellness Chair, Carmelle Robert at qxh9@cdc.gov
Some highlights of the event:
- Free Community Resources from Medical and Mental Health Fields Vendors (100 Registered)
- Family Fun Friendly Event with Children Stations with games, activities, bouncy inflatables
- Entertainment from popular and local artists
- Free Hair Cuts
- American Red Cross Blood Drive
Please be informed that the event is sponsored by:
Informational Links:
- 2024 Atlanta Black Men’s Wellness Day Tickets, Sat, Sep 14, 2024 at 7:00 AM | Eventbrite
- 2024 Atlanta Black Men’s Wellness Day aims to save lives through free health screenings – The Atlanta Voice
- 5th Annual Black Men’s Wellness Day Seeks To Save Black Men (blackenterprise.com)
Unsure if you need this but here are some Stats on Black Males:
- Black men are 26% more likely than white, non-Hispanic men to die of heart disease and 17% more likely to die of cancer.
- They are 86% more likely to die of prostate cancer, which kills 13.8 Black men per 100,000 and 7.4 white, non-Hispanic men per 100,000.
- Black Men have a life expectancy of about 66.7 years, which is lower to other racial groups
- About 56.8% of Black Men age 20 and older have hypertension
- About 38.7% of Black Men age 20 and older are classified as obese
- The leading cause of death of Black Males include heart disease, cancer, and unintentional injuries.
Cost of being Black in America: 1.6 million extra deaths over two decades (medicalxpress.com)
