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WE’RE WALKING
WALK IN YO HOOD!
African American Male Wellness Walk
8.8.20 #AAFreedomWalk
Walk in your own neighborhood
Black Men’s Health Week August 10-13 at Academy for Urban Scholar’s High School
9am – 12 pm and 4pm – 7 pm 1080 E Broad Street Columbus Ohio
#WALKINYOHOOD #AAFREEDOMWALK #BLACKHEALTHWEEK #AAWELLNESS
Steps to Walk With Us
1. TEXT “WALK” TO 31996
2. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH AT 10AM. WALK OR RUN IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
3. SHARE YOUR PHOTOS & LIVE VIDEOS ONLINE.
4. INCLUDE #AAFREEDOMWALK ON YOUR POST
5. JOIN OUR NBC LIVESTREAM.
@RIKKREIGHN “LET’S WALK” THE OFFICIAL WALK SONG FOR THE #AAFREEDOMWALK
Walk at 10am anywhere you’re comfortable. Share your journey with #AAFreedomWalk
Eliminate Health Disparities and Racism
BLACK MEN ARE:
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More likely to receive POORER Quality Care when compared to White Men
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30% MORE LIKELY to die from heart disease than White men
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60% MORE LIKELY to die from stroke than White men
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9 TIMES MORE LIKELY to die from HIV than White men
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2.5 TIMES HIGHER prostate cancer mortality rate than White men
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Our Mission
The mission of The African American Male Wellness Agency is to develop, expand, support, and sustain the education and awareness of the inequalities of access to healthcare, the disparities within the disproportionate impact of African American males and their families who have pre-existing health conditions and further are dying from preventable diseases.
Our five core initiatives
Mental Health
Fatherhood
Research
Financial Health
Health & Wellness
AA Walk
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