Then last year, as Suggs’s father began to suffer from congenital heart disease, he came up with some ways that barbershops could help prevent hypertension — a leading cause of heart disease that eventually took his dad’s life last month. “I was looking for a way to make health care for Black men more accessible and also make health care more receptive,” Suggs said. ADADBut what Suggs and shop owners like Fields are doing is essential when it comes to providing health resources to the Black community, in particular Black men. “That means Black men should start screening for colon cancer in their 20s, if not their teens,” Suggs said. ADADBut so can Black men.

Source: Washington Post September 08, 2020 20:37 UTC