According to The Black Men’s Health Project, Black Men are 30% more likely to die from heart disease, 60% more likely to die from stroke than non-Hispanic white men, 75% less likely to have health insurance than white men, and 9 times more likely to die from AIDS. For too long there has not been a lot of research and data that help to support Black Men that could help towards breaking down the barriers of their care.
Join us on Friday, July 16th at Noon to discuss the impact of disease on Black Men. This session will be moderated by Dr. Marc Duverseau, a recent graduate of MAHEC’s General Surgery Residency Program. Our panelists are Dr. Quinton Cancel, Urological Surgeon at Mission Urology in Asheville, NC; Dr. Harold “Woody” Neighbors, Scientific Advisor at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in Bethesda, Maryland; and Dr. Vincent Sevier, Chief Medical Officer for Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville, Indiana.
