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16th Annual Men’s Health Forum Slated For March 19th
The 16th Annual Men’s Health Forum will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016, 8 a. m. – 2:30 p. m. The annual event will be held at the Uni- versity of South Florida Mar- shall Student Center, USF Cedar Circle, (Tampa, 33620). Special guests are Lightning hockey alumni Paul Ysebaert and Vinny Prospal.
More than 20 years ago,
Robert “Bob” Samuels
founded the Florida Prostate Cancer Network and the Na- tional Prostate Cancer Coali- tion. Having been a prostate cancer survivor, he was on a mission. His goal was to bring the awareness of prostate cancer to Black men. His reason: he knew that African-American men were not prone to visit the doctor’s office like African-American women.
Samuels went on to lobby for funding for prostate cancer research and was suc- cessful. He did in November 2012 after surviving 18 fol- lowing his first prostate can- cer diagnosis. He was 74 years old.
What started out as a small event on the campus of Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry for African-American men has developed into today’s Men’s Health Forum that’s avail- able to all races and national- ities.
Moffitt Cancer Center and 80 community organizations have partnered together to offer free health screenings, such as blood pressure, cho- lesterol, HIV/AID/STI, skin
•161 men were educated on the importance of prostate testing and received vouchers for free prostate testing at Moffitt – 71% of those men completed the prostate cancer screening
•169 men received skin
cancer exams – 32% needed further follow-up exams by physicians
•347 men were tested for diabetes – 8% were identi- fied as at-risk for the disease.
Last year, the Men’s Health Forum earned Moffitt
the “Community Benefit Achievement Award” from the Florida Hospital Associa- tion.
For additional informa- tion, contact Nikki Ross- Inda at (813) 325-9462 or Nikki.Inda@Moffitt.org.
ROBERT ‘BOB’ SAMUELS ...Brought the awareness of men’s health to the Tampa Bay community
cancer, body mass index, blood glucose, depression, memory, vision Hepatitis A/B/C and substance abuse assessments to medically-un- derserved and uninsured men in the Tampa Bay com- munity.
In addition to the screen- ings, the forum provides health education workshops, fitness demonstrations and support services exhibitors.
Admission and parking are free. Breakfast and lunch will be available for the men while supplies last.
This is a bilingual event held in English and Spanish with Haitian Creole speaking volunteers on site.
To register for the forum, go to www.MHFTampa.com or call 1-888-MOFFITT (1- 888-663-3488) and press 5.
The numbers from 2015
•471 men attended, 66% were uninsured or underin- sured – that total is more than 100 more men in 2013
Magnet Schools Receive National Recognition
Magnet Schools of America (MSA) has recognized several Hillsborough County public magnet schools and programs as Magnet Schools of Excellence or Magnet Schools of Distinction.
The Magnet Schools of Merit Awards recognize member magnet schools and programs that demonstrate a high com- mitment to academic standards, curriculum innovation, deseg- regation, diversity efforts, specialized teaching staffs, and parent and community involvement.
There are two categories of awards: (1) Magnet Schools of Excellence, the top category, is awarded to a group of select magnet schools, and (2) Magnet Schools of Distinction, the second highest award of recognition. Schools submit an ap- plication and it is scored by a panel of educators.
The Magnet Schools of Excellence are: Cahoon, Dun- bar, Muller and Riverhills Elementary Magnet Schools; Ferrell Girls Preparatory Academy, and Williams Middle Magnet Schools; Roland Park K-8 School; and Middleton and Tampa Bay Technical High Schools.
The Magnet Schools of Distinction are: Lee, Lincoln, Lomax, and MacFarlane Elementary Magnet Schools; Dowdell, Franklin Boys Preparatory Academy, Progress Village, Stewart and Walker Middle Magnet Schools; Rampello Downtown Part- nership K-8 School; and Blake and Lennard High Schools.
Hillsborough County has 10 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, 2 K-8 schools, and 11 high schools that are magnet schools or offer magnet programs along with a traditional cur- riculum.
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