What if some thing, some small thing you do could save the life of a man you love? What if helping him find a doctor that he feels comfortable talking to could change everything? What if supporting him in his quest to stop smoking would mean that he never got lung cancer? What if your gentle urging to get screened for prostate cancer, or colorectal cancer saved his life? And what if helping him keep track of his vital numbers... his blood pressure, his cholesterol, his glucose levels, could reduce his risk for diabetes and stroke.
The Black Woman's Guide to Black Men's Health can help you help the men you love today, tomorrow and in the future. We have always known that we are our brothers keepers.
THE BLACK WOMAN’S GUIDE TO BLACK MEN’S HEALTH
by Andrea King Collier and Willarda V. Edwards, MD, MBA
Foreward by former U.S. Surgeon General, David Satcher, MD, PhD
Women are the heart of the family, and are the primary decision-makers when it comes to health and health care for those they love. Studies show that men, who have a wife or a woman in their life, are more likely to live longer than men who do not have a support system. Health journalist, Andrea King Collier and physician, Willarda V. Edwards, M.D., MBA, have discussed the role that black women have in improving the health of the men in their lives, in THE BLACK WOMAN’S GUIDE TO BLACK MEN’S HEALTH (Warner Wellness Trade Paperback; February 1, 2007; $13.99).
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Andrea King Collierhas been writing and speaking about health and health policy issues for the past 20 years. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, The Lansing State Journal and the Post-Tribune. Her work appears regularly in Essence, More, Ladies Home Journal, Woman’s Day, O Magazine, Real Health, Healthy Living, the National Medical Association Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, AARP Magazine, and others. She is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and a board member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Willarda V. Edwards, MD, is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. and the former national director of the NAACP Health Advocacy Division. She holds a degree in medicine from the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore, MD, and a Masters in Business Administration from LoyolaCollege.