Office Of Minority Health Hosts Fatherhood And Men’s Health Panels
WASHINGTON – April is Minority Health Month, and this year’s theme is Man Up for Your Health! Healthy Men Move Our Communities Forward to emphasize the need for men to take care of their health and the health of their families. Award winning journalist, author and activist Jeff Johnson is serving as spokesperson for the month long awareness efforts. The HHS Office of Minority Health will host events around the country to raise the importance of men’s health and bring attention to local resources and organizations.
WHO: Jeff Johnson, Minority Health Month Spokesperson
Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
Dr. John Rich, Drexel University
Roland Warren, President, National Fatherhood Initiative
Dr. William J. Parker, Medical Director, Planned Parenthood of Washington, DC
Dr. Bryant Marks, Director of the Morehouse Male Initiative, Morehouse College
Tonya Lewis Lee, author, producer and Spokesperson for A Healthy Baby Begins with You Campaign (moderator)
WHAT: Fatherhood and Men’s Health Panel – A Healthy Baby Begins with Two
WHEN: Sunday April 18, 2010
9:00 – 11:00 am
WHERE: Busboys & Poets
2021 14th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 387-7638
www.busboysandpoets.com
