Florida Health Department starting men’s health education barbershop series

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – The Florida Health and fitness Division in Leon County is utilizing the month of June to educate males, boys and people about male preventative illness, wholesome existence and far more.

The DOH’s staff is partnering with regional barbershops this month, Men’s Wellness Consciousness Thirty day period, to carry details and health and fitness schooling to what they describe as an open up, frank and dependable communication location.

The very first barbershop they picked to host their to start with information and facts session was Intrigue Barbershop.

“Being an African American male, I go into my communities and I see how health and fitness and the discussion about well being need to be introduced to the forefront,” reported Eugene Larry, Intrigue Barbershop operator.

Larry reported he has witnessed the require for health and fitness schooling in the African American local community and has raised worries about alcoholism and drug abuse and the “condition and appearance” of some of his fellow African Americans.

“We have youthful adult males at the age of 25, 30 dying of coronary heart attacks,” Larry explained. “If we glimpse at history, the barbershop and the black church, they have generally been the leaders to get details out to the community.”

Larry claimed he takes the time to hear to his male shoppers when they come in, and whether or not it is supporting physical or psychological well being he would like to be an ally.

“Hearing other people’s point of view could be able to enable you with regardless of what condition you may perhaps be going via,” Larry reported. “Never fear, it is great to usually get a second viewpoint.”

Also in attendance at the barbershop, Jerry Smith with Very well Pack Pharmacy explained he needs to be a “resource navigator” for African Individuals and well being education.

“When people today do not just take their medication they really don’t get their right feed-back,” Smith reported. “There are diverse good reasons that men and women really don’t choose their medication that I locate out in residence that they do not like the way the medicine tastes.”

As element of their promotional series, the Leon County Health and fitness Section will be holding informational periods at barbershops throughout the town every single Friday in June. They’ll be at Fade Barbershop upcoming Friday from 1 pm to 3 pm.

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