Center for Minority Health

Take a Health Professional to the People Day

In January 2002, the Center for Minority Health launched the African American Health Promotion Campaign: Countdown to 2010 to focus local and regional attention on a public health approach to promote health and prevent disease in the black community. Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day is one component of our campaign. It encourages individuals to see a health care professional on September 18, 2008, or at the least, make an appointment on that day or during that week to see a health care professional in the near future.


However, far too many African Americans have no "medical home" to access health care services. Therefore, in Pittsburgh we use the theme "Take a Health Professional to the People Day".

On September 18th teams of physicians, nurses, health educators and other public health professionals will spend time in selected barber shops and beauty salons providing life saving information, health screenings and most importantly building TRUST with the community. By focusing our efforts on a single day, we believe we can help generate a greater understanding of the importance of regular health screenings while at the same time focus on people who tend to have the least access to health care.

Thanks for Your Support!

For more information please contact Mario C. Browne, Project Director at
412-624-5665.

Partners
The University of Pittsburgh Center for Minority Health invites you to partner with:

• Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science Activities
• School of Medicine Office of Student Affairs/Minority Programs
• Student National Medical Association
• Urban Leage of Pittsburgh
• Gateway Medical Society
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Chi Delta Mu Medical Society
• Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority
• Neighborhood Physician & Practitioners Forum
• Greater Pittsburgh Faith-Based Health Initiative
• Coordinated Care Network
• Gateway Health Plan
• Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
• School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh
• In partnership with the U.S. Department of Human & Health Services

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Registration

Please click here to fill out the Registration Form

For more information call Mario C. Browne, Project Director at 412.624.5665
or email mbrowne@cmh.pitt.edu

Flyer for Event

A Life-saving haircut? Health Care providers to give screenings at local Barbershops, Beauty Salons
6th annual ‘Take a Health Professional to the People Day’ organized by University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Minority Health