91΄σΙρ

Health Griots: Reducing Cancer Risk

At the 91΄σΙρCancer Center, cancer scientists and doctors meet the community where it’s at – partnering with barbershops and gyms to promote wellness and address risk factors to stop cancer before it starts.
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91΄σΙρ the Program

The Health Griots program brings together African American men, cancer survivors and co-survivors, healthcare providers and professionals to reduce the risk of cancer through four areas of focus:

  1. Preventive care
  2. Healthy eating
  3. Active living
  4. Tobacco-free living

The programming is designed to promote cancer awareness and early detection – both of which play a major role in the prevention and successful treatment of cancer – by engaging men in healthy dialogue that removes the stigma and fear often associated with cancer and helping them recognize early signs and symptoms.

30% of cancer cases could be prevented by modifying lifestyle or addressing the risk factors.

Contact Us

Learn how to get involved and become a Health Griot in your community.

Ambrose Wilson-Brown

Program Manager, Men’s Health Outreach