Health & Wellness Committee

Left to right: Harold Hoskins, Chuck Jackson, William Johnson, MD., Alfred Diggs, James McDaniel, Timothy Evans and Naylor Fitzhugh, MD. Not pictured: T.J. Scott, MD. and Mo Morris

Mission Statement

• Provide reliable information on diseases, more frequently seen in African American Men.
• Promote wellness, fitness, and balanced nutrition.
• Reduce risk factors and encourage early detection of diseases.
• Reduce barriers that lead to inadequate sharing of health information in families.
• Create an environment to motivate members to pursue activities that improve their health.

Healthcare and Wellness Programs

Optimal Utilization of Health Care

• Effective encounters with health care providers
• How to navigate the health care system
• Demystify medical terminology, types of specialties and providers.
• Lessen the financial, emotional and physical impact of illness on your family living. ill with advanced directives, planning for medical assistance in the home, life and medical insurance.
• Mens Wellness Program

Disease Prevention

• The "must do's" annual physical exam and health screenings
• Healthy Weight Loss
• Improve your mental and spiritual health.
• Addressing disease conditions no matter what their stage.
• Start fitness teams for various activities and purposes.
• Support groups of members sharing similar health concerns

Outcome Measurements

• We should periodically measure outcomes through the use of questionnaires such as change in disease incidence, exercise frequency, and weight loss.