“I think there is an urgency because health outcomes are not often addressed among black men, and often some of the reasons that black men die earlier can be prevented if they knew that they needed to be screened,” Melvin said. “We have lots of initiatives for women and children, but we often don’t include the black man, who is an important part of the family unit.”
Black men in Mississippi disproportionately suffer from chronic disease, cancer and stroke.
Panels at the conference focused on lung cancer, chronic disease and even Black leadership in medicine. Conference attendees received health insights from medical professionals, researchers, and journalist Roland Martin, the conference’s keynote speaker…