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>>> HI. I'M TERRANCE AFER-ANDERSON, AND
THIS IS HEALTHWATCH. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE SAT
IN THIS CHAIR AND BROUGHT YOU HEALTHWATCH.
WE TOOK A BIT OF A SABBATICAL, SO THAT WE COULD PREPARE FOR THE
VERY SPECIAL EDITION OF THE SHOW THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE, AN
HOUR-LONG SPECIAL EDITION ON AN EXTRAORDINARY HEALTH EVENT
COMING UP SOON. IT'S THE ILLUMINATING GOOD
HEALTH: ELIMINATING THE CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY AFRICAN-AMERICAN
MEN'S HEALTH SYMPOSIUM. THIS EVENT WILL FEATURE FREE
HEALTH SCREENINGS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, A CONTINENTAL
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH, A LIVE JAZZ CONCERT, SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS
BY NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NOTABLES, AND A KEYNOTE ADDRESS
BY DR. NATHANIEL STINSON, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
SCIENCE PROGRAMS, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINORITY HEALTH AND
HEALTH DISPARITIES, OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
THE ENTIRE EVENT IS COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE.
BUT FIRST, A LITTLE BACKGROUND. LAST SEPTEMBER, I WAS AT THE
U.S. CAPITOL RECEIVING AN AWARD FROM THE PROSTATE HEALTH
EDUCATION NETWORK, PHEN. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I DELIVERED
THE WELCOME ADDRESS AT THE PHEN PROSTATE CANCER DISPARITY SUMMIT
AT THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER.
NOW SOME OF YOU ARE LIKELY AWARE OF RALPH ELLISON'S AWARD-WINNING
NOVEL "THE INVISIBLE MAN" TOLD THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ANONYMOUS
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE NARRATOR. IT WAS THE STORY OF HOW HE, AS A
BLACK MAN, FELT INVISIBLE LIVING IN PRE-1950s AMERICA.
AS I PREPARED FOR MY PRESENTATION AT THE PHEN
DISPARITY SUMMIT, WHILE REFLECTING ON THE
DISPROPORTIONATE INCIDENCE OF DISEASES IMPACTING
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN TODAY, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT ELLISON'S
INVISIBLE MAN STILL HAD SOME RELEVANCE.
SO I ENCOURAGED THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT
THEIR OWN HEALTH CARE TO AVOID BECOMING INVISIBLE.
THAT BRIEF PRESENTATION BECAME THE SEED FOR THE VERY SPECIAL
HEALTH EVENT TAKING PLACE ON AUGUST 18 AT THE NORFOLK PUBLIC
HEALTH CENTER, THE ILLUMINATING GOOD HEALTH: ELIMINATING THE
CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN'S HEALTH
SYMPOSIUM. MY GUESTS TODAY ARE HERE TO HELP
ME SHARE THE NEWS ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM, AND I AM VERY
PLEASED AND HONORED TO INTRODUCE EACH OF THEM TO YOU.
FIRST UP, I HAVE THE GREAT PLEASURE OF WELCOMING A DEAR
FRIEND AND MY BIG BROTHER IN PROSTATE CANCER.
HIS NAME IS CHARLIE W. HILL JR., PRESIDENT AND A CO-FOUNDER OF
THE HAMPTON ROADS PROSTATE HEALTH FORUM AND A VALIANT
PROSTATE CANCER WARRIOR. ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL GUEST
JOINING US TODAY IS KEITH GREGORY, THE NEWLY APPOINTED
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HAMPTON UNIVERSITY PROTON
THERAPY INSTITUTE. I AM ALSO VERY PLEASED TO
WELCOME A RETURNING GUEST TO HEALTHWATCH, LAWRENCE LAMBERT,
MANAGER OF PROGRAMS, THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION.
LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT THE LEAST, I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME
ANOTHER FRIEND, PHILIP SMITH, OWNER AND OPERATOR OF
HEALTH-FIT-PERFORM-CO. HE IS ALSO HERE TODAY
REPRESENTING THE GREATER NORFOLK MEDICAL SOCIETY AND THE NORFOLK
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER. WELCOME TO HEALTHWATCH,
GENTLEMEN. >> THANK YOU, TERRANCE.
>> THANK YOU, TERRANCE. >> GOOD TO BE HERE.
>> IN A MOMENT I'M GOING TO GIVE THESE DISTINGUISH GENTLEMEN AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT THE AGENCY EACH
REPRESENTS AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ILLUMINATING GOOD HEALTH:
ELIMINATING THE CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY, AFRICAN AMERICAN
MEN'S FORUM, WHICH I AFFECTIONATELY CALL IGHECI.
BUT FIRST, LET ME SHARE WHY IT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE
STAGE SUCH AN EVENT. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH REPORTS THAT
AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP CANCER THAN
PERSONS OF ANY OTHER RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP.
AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAVE THE HIGHEST CANCER DEATH RATE THAN
ANY OTHER RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP.
THE INCIDENCE OF PROSTATE CANCER IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN IS 60%
HIGHER THAN THE RATE IN WHITE MEN.
THE PROSTATE CANCER DEATH RATE IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AMONG
AFRICAN-AMERICANS THAN ANY OTHER RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP.
THE OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH ALSO REPORTS THAT AROUND 40% OF
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN HAVE SOME FORM OF HEART DISEASE COMPARED
TO 30% OF WHITE MEN. AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE ALSO 29%
MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE THAN
WHITES. AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE TWICE AS
LIKELY TO HAVE DIABETES AS WHITES.
STROKE DEATH RATES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER FOR
AFRICAN-AMERICANS THAN FOR WHITES.
LASTLY, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE
OF MINORITY HEALTH ALSO REPORTS THAT, QUOTE, IN THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, ***/AIDS HAS BECOME AN EPIDEMIC.
MORE THAN 54% OF ***/AIDS DIAGNOSES IN 2002 WERE IN
AFRICAN-AMERICANS. AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE TEN TIMES
MORE LIKELY TO DIE OF AIDS THAN WHITES.
AIDS IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN
AGED 25 TO 34 AND THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN IN THE SAME AGE GROUP.
MORE THAN 64% OF ***-POSITIVE INFANTS ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN.
GENTLEMEN, THESE ARE ALARMING STATISTICS.
WE WANT TO GET TO THE HEART OF WHY THE AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE
FACED BY THESE MALADIES IN A DISPROPORTIONATE FASHION.
BUT FIRST, I'D LIKE FOR EACH OF YOU TO TELL US JUST A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE AGENCIES YOU REPRESENT.
CHARLIE, LET'S START WITH YOU. >> THE HAMPTON ROADS PROSTATE
HEALTH FORUM HAS AS ITS PRIMARY MISSION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
MEN DYING FROM PROSTATE CANCER IN HAMPTON ROADS AND IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE MEN WHO ARE DIAGNOSED AND THE WOMEN AND
FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LOVE THEM. THAT'S THE PRIMARY MISSION.
OUR GOAL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ARE TO
ACCELERATE THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION ABOUT PROSTATE
CANCER, TO RECRUIT AND ENGAGE WOMEN IN THIS CAMPAIGN, AND TO
ENCOURAGE THAT MEN TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR OWN HEALTH.
>> THOSE ARE QUITE AMBITIOUS GOALS, BUT YOU DO WELL AT
ACHIEVING THEM ALL. >> WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS AND WE
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
I'M VERY MUCH DELIED TO BE A PART OF THEá-- DELIGHTED TO BE A
PART OF THE HAMPTON ROADS PROJECT HEALTH FORUM.
KEITH, YOU REPRESENT THE HAMPTON UNIVERSITY PROTON HEALTH
INSTITUTE. >> THAT'S CORRECT, THE HAMPTON
ROADS PROTON THERAPY INSTITUTE IS THE LARGEST FREE-STANDING
PROTON THERAPY CLINIC IN THE WORLD.
PROTON THERAPY IS AN ADVANCED FORM OF RADIATION THERAPY.
WE TREAT A VARIETY OF CANCERS, ONE OF WHICH IS PROSTATE.
WE TREAT ALSO BREATH, LUNG, HEAD AND NECK, AND PEDIATRIC CANCERS.
WE HAVE FOUR PHYSICIANS IN THE FACILITY AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL,
LARGE FACILITY AND HAMPTON ROADS AS VERY FORTUNATE AREA TO HAVE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE COMMUNITY.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THERE ARE ONLY A FEW PLACES THAT HAVE THEM
AND MOST OF THEM ARE VERY LARGE METROPOLITAN AREAS THAT HAVE
THESE FACILITIES. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BOARD
OF THE PROSTATE HEALTH FORUM WITH MR.áHILL AND HAPPY TO SERVE
INá-- TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS BECAUSE I THINK
SPECIFICALLY IN THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA, WHICH WE'LL TALK
ABOUT LATER, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF
PROSTATE CANCER IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> YOU KNOW, I WANT TO INTERJECT AND I'M SO VERY PLEASED TO HAVE
ALL OF YOU ON THE SHOW BECAUSE AS WE DO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY
TO ADDRESS THE DISPARITIES IMPACTING AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN,
YOU KNOW, YOUR FACES ARE ALWAYS THERE, YOU KNOW, AND I'M VERY
PLEASED TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. NOW, YOU'RE WITH THE AMERICAN
DIABETES ASSOCIATION, LAWRENCE, THE MANAGER OF PROGRAMS.
>> YES. >> TELL US ABOUT YOUR MISSION
AND HOW YOU GUYS ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS.
>> WE WERE FOUNDED IN THE 1940s WHEN THERE WAS VERY LITTLE
TREATMENT PROVIDED FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES.
OUR MISSION IS TO PREVENT AND CURE DIABETES, BUT ALSO TO
IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL PEOPLE THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE DECIDE.
WE'RE ALMOSTá-- BY THE DISEASE. WE'RE ALMOST AT 26áMILLION
PEOPLE NOW WITH THIS DISEASE. >> 26áMILLION?
>> OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, WE'VE GONE FROM 14 TO 26.
AND SO AS WE ARE SEEING PROGRESS WITH OTHER DISEASES, DIABETES IS
RUNNING RAMPANT. AND SO WE'RE ALL ABOUT
EDUCATION. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE REALLY TRYING
TO GET OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THIS DISEASE, TO HAVE
PEOPLE ACTUALLY WITHIN FAMILIES TALK ABOUT THEIR RISK FOR THIS
DISEASE BECAUSE IT'S A DISEASE THAT WILL SNEAK UP ON YOU.
IT'S A DISEASE OF DENIAL IF YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT THE RISKS.
>> THAT'S MORE THAN A 100% INCREASE.
WELL, ALMOST 100% INCREASE IN TEN YEARS.
>> YEAH, IT'S REALLY QUITE ALARMING AND I FEEL LIKE MY JOB
IS TO RING THE BELL. >> RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS DISEASE IS GROWING AND WE HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT NOW BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT TAKE
YOUR HEALTH, IT TAKES YOUR MONEY, AND IT TAKES YOUR PEOPLE
FAR TOO SOON. AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE REALLY
NEED, WHICH ARE OUR SENIORS, THE PEOPLE THAT GIVE WISDOM WHEN
THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, HAVING AMPUTATIONS IN THEIR 40s, AND
THEN THEY'RE GONE BEFORE WE CAN REALLY GET THE FULL IMPACT.
>> LET ME ASK YOU I WANT TO GET TO YOU, PHIL, IN JUST ONE
SECOND, BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU, IS THAT AN INCREASE BECAUSE
THERE'S MORE TESTING BEING DONE OR GENERALLY AN INCREASE IN THE
INCIDENCE OF DIABETES. >> PROBABLY MORE TESTING AS A
PART OF IT, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING, IF YOU GO TO ANY
PHYSICIAN, THEY ARE TELLING YOU THEY'RE SEEING FAR MORE PEOPLE
IN THEIR PRACTICE THAT HAVE THIS DISEASE AND SO IT IS GROWING.
>> OKAY. WELL, I HAVE A BUNCH OF
QUESTIONS FOR YOU AS WELL AS EVERYBODY ELSE HERE.
NOW, PHIL, YOU ARE WEARING THREE HATS TODAY.
YOU ARE REPRESENTING YOUR OWN COMPANY HEALTH-FIT-PERFORM-CO,
THE GREATER NORFOLK MEDICAL SOCIETY WHICH A GOOD FRIEND OF
MINE IS INVOLVED, DR.áANTHONY MERCER, AND THE NORFOLK
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER. TELL US ABOUT EACH OF THOSE
AGENCIES. >> HEALTH-FIT-PERFORM-CO IS A
HEALTH AND FITNESS ORGANIZATION AND WE HAVE A BROAD SPECTRUM OF
CLIENTS. WE WORK WITH CORPORATE CLIENTS
AND ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES IN THE AREA.
WE ALSO PARTNER WITH A COUPLE OF THE GIMS IN THE GHENT-NORFOLK
AREA, GHENT GYM AS WELL AS MEYERS FITNESS.
WE WORK WITH ATHLETIC TEAMS, WITH FAMILY MEMBERS ON PERSONAL
TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND WE ALSO GO INTO THEIR HOMES AND OFFER
FITNESS PROGRAMS AND NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS, WH IT'S DIRECTLY
WITHINá-- WHETHER IT'S DIRECTLY WITHIN THE HOME OR PERHAPS
WITHIN FITNESS COMPLEXES WITHIN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX OR WITHIN A
CONDO ASSOCIATION, SO WE SET UP PROGRAMS IN ALL THOSE REGARDS.
SO FAR AS THE GREATER NORFOLK MEDICAL SOCIETY, WE'VE DONE A
NUMBER OF PROJECTS WITH THEM. THEY HAVE SPONSORED THINGS
SUCCESSFULLY OVER THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS ALONG WITH
DR.áMERCER'S OUTFIT SPONSORING THE FAT CONFERENCE WHICH WE'VE
DONE THE LAST SIX YEARS, WHICH IS PROMOTING HEALTHY ACTIVE
TEENS AND WE DO WONDERFUL THINGS IN TRYING TO EDUCATE THE KIDS
AND MAKE SURE WE DO OUR PART IN BRINGING ABOUT THE OBESITY
AWARENESS ISSUES PLAGUING OUR YOUTH THESE DAYS.
>> AND THE NORFOLK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IS AGAIN LINKED
WITH THE GREATER NORFOLK MEDICAL SOCIETY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE WORK WITH EVERYTHING ON THEM
FROM REFERRALS TO EITHER OF THE TWO ENTITIES I MENTIONED WE'RE
CONTRACTED WITH, AS WELL AS SPONSORSHIP OF PROGRAMS LIKE THE
PHAT. >> WE NEED TO GIVE THEM HELP AS
THEY CAN. >> ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THEY
CAME INTO DEVELOPMENT WAS TO HELP ADDRESS THE DISPARITIES
THAT WE HAVE AMONGST THE MINORITY COMMUNITY.
>> THEY ARE, AS WELL AS YOUR OWN AGENCIES, VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN
THE IGHECI AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN'S HEALTH SYMPOSIUM.
CHARLIE, YOU'RE ONE OF THE PLENARY SPEAKERS AND YOU'RE
GOING TO A TAG-TEAM PRESENTATION WITH AN ONCOLOGIST THAT IS YOUR
ONCOLOGIST AS WELL AS MY OWN, MARK FLEMING OF VIRGINIA
ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES. TELL US ABOUT THE EVENT.
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL EVENT FOR THOSE TO ATTEND THE EVENT, TO
UNDERSTAND THE ONCOLOGIST'S PERSPECTIVE, TO LEARN ABOUT THE
NEW TREATMENT MODALITIES, TO LEARN ABOUT ADVANCED TREATMENT
STRATEGIES IF YOU HAVE ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION, WHEN A MAN
SHOULD AT LEAST BEGIN THE PROCESS OF LEARNING ABOUT HIS
PROSTATE HEALTH, EVEN BEFORE PROSTATE CANCER IS ON THE
HORIZON, WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT, ETCETERA.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THE EVENT A MAN IS FACED WITH
TREATMENT, HOW TO MANAGE, HOW TO DEAL WITH INCONTINENCE, HOW TO
DEAL WITH ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION. ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS ABOUT
LIVING IN 2012 IS YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE INCONTINENT, YOU DO
NOT HAVE TO HAVE ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AT THIS TIME BECAUSE
THERE ARE PROCEDURES, WAYS TO SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS.
SO THOSE WILL BE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS FOR OUR DISCUSSION AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO A FULL HOUSE TO GET REALLY ENGAGED.
ONE FINAL PIECE THAT I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE RECRUITING PROSTATE CANCER WARRIORS.
>> THAT WORKS. I LIKE THAT.
I LIKE THAT. AGAIN, YOU ARE INDEED A PROSTATE
CANCER WARRIOR AND I'LL NEVER FORGET, SHORTLY AFTER I WAS
DIAGNOSED, IN FACT, AS I WAS GOING THROUGH IT, WE WERE AT A
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WHEN YOU AND I FIRST
TALKED AND YOU PULLED ME ASIDE. I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT.
THAT MEANT A WHOLE LOT TO ME AND I EXPECT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE THAT SAME KIND OF MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION TO
OTHER PEOPLE THERE. YOU ALSO, OF COURSE, REFERRED ME
TO DR.áFLEMING WHO I'M JUST VERY, VERY PLEASED TO HAVE HIM
AND, AGAIN, HE WILL BE PRESENTING IN THE TAG-TEAM
PROGRAM WITH YOU. LET ME ASK YOU, WHY ARE EVENTS
LIKE THE IGHECI AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN'S HEALTH SYMPOSIUM SO
IMPORTANT? >> THESE EVENTS ARE SO IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THEY GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REINFORCE THE
IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION, THE IMPORTANCE OF MEN TAKING
CHARGE, BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEM.
I MENTIONED EARLIER PROSTATE CANCER WARRIORS, AS OPPOSED TO
SIMPLY BEING SURVIVORS. THERE ARE TOO MANY SURVIVORS.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT A SURVIVOR IS, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS SIMPLY BE ALIVE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS EXIST AND
YOU ARE A SURVIVOR. WHAT WE WANT IS FOR THOSE MEN
WHO HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH LONGEVITY, WHO HAVE BEEN
DIAGNOSED AND ARE STILL AROUND TO TALK ABOUT IT, WE WANT THEM
TO TELL THEIR STORIES TO HELP OTHER MEN, AND THAT'S WHAT A
WARRIOR IS. >> INDEED.
AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I ADMIRE AND APPRECIATE YOU,
CHARLIE, AND YOUR COMING ON THE SHOW TO TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
I DID WANT TO ASK, ARE THERE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THAT FACE
AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN THAT ARE DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER?
>> I THINK SO AND I'LL USE A TERM CALLED CULTURAL
INHERITANCE. WE ALL DO WHAT WE DO BECAUSE OF
WHAT WE LEARNED AT AN EARLY AGE. AND IT'S INTERESTING, AS I THINK
MY OWN PERSONAL SITUATION, I DON'T RECALL MY DADDY GOING TO
DOCTORS. OKAY?
AND WE AS A GROUP, BLACK MEN IN PARTICULAR, DON'T HAVE A GREAT
TRACK RECORD OF GOING TO DOCTORS UNLESS SOMETHING HURTS REAL BAD,
IT'S FALLING OFF, OR WE'RE BLEEDING.
SO WE DON'T HAVE THE HABIT OF GOING TO A DOCTOR, WE DON'T HAVE
THE HABIT OF EARLY DETECTION, WE DON'T HAVE A HABIT OF BEING ON
TOP OF HEALTH MATTERS, AND THE REASON THAT THESE KINDS OF
EVENTS ARE SO IMPORTANT IS THAT WE WANT TO DEVELOP THE HABIT, WE
WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY THE HABIT IS SO IMPORTANT SO THAT A MAN CAN
GET AHEAD AND STAY AHEAD OF WHAT MIGHT COME.
>> WELL, YOU'VE ALLOWED ME TO STAND ON YOUR SHOULDERS AND YOU
IMPRESSED UPON ME THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION BECAUSE WHEN
I WAS, IN FACT, DIAGNOSED, MAN, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK, YOU
KNOW. AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT,
FRANKLY, I DIDN'T SHARE WITH ANYONE IN MY FAMILY.
I SCARCELY SHARED IT WITH ANYONE AT ALL, SO AGAIN, YOUR PULLING
ME ASIDE AND TALKING TO ME, THAT HELPED TREMENDOUSLY.
AND THAT WAS WHEN I FIRST BEGAN TO REALIZE THE OPTIONS, THE
TREATMENT OPTIONS THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO ME.
I HAD ALREADY DONE SOME RESEARCH, OF COURSE, AND I
HADN'T BEEN DIAGNOSED AS OF YET, BUT THERE WAS SOME STRONG
INDICATIONS THAT I WAS GOING TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE
CANCER, AND I HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND THAT WAS
WHEN, ALSO, I LEARNED ABOUT THE PROTON THERAPY INSTITUTE THAT
WAS COMING ONLINE, BUT Iá-- IT HADN'T OPENED JUST YET, YOU
KNOW, SO, I MEAN, THAT WHOLE SCENE DEALING WITH THE AMERICAN
CANCER SOCIETY, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN'S HEALTH FORUM,
THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP THE BALL AND DO SOME
MORE OF THAT. NOW, GENTLEMEN, I WANT TO GET TO
YOU AND I WANT TO GET SOME STATISTICAL DATA THAT YOUR
OFFICE PROVIDED THAT I THINK PROVIDES A PRETTY COMPELLING
PORTRAITá-- >> SURE.
>>á-- OF THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN
VIRGINIA. BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I THINK
THIS PROBABLY WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO TAKE A BREAK BECAUSE I
DON'T WANT TO GET DEEP INTO THAT AND THEN WE STOP AND TAKE A
BREAK. I WANT TO COME BACK TO THAT
INFORMATION. OKAY?
>> FINE. >> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
SO DON'T GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE THE FRONT DOORS LOCKED, I
HAVE SENTINELS OUT THERE, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
YOU'RE READY TO ENGAGE IN THIS WAR AND DEFEAT THIS
DISPROPORTIONAL INCIDENCE OF DISEASE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN
MENS IN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BIT OF A BREAK NOW IF AND WHEN
WE COME BACK, WE'RE GOING TO GET DEEPER INTO THIS WHOLE
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE MALADIES THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT
AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT
COMING UP ON AUGUST 18th. PLEASE STAY TUNED.
>>> NOW, THAT FELT GOOD! I ALWAYS ENJOY WHUPPING YOUR
BUTT IN BASKETBALL. >> I GOT SOME NEWS THAT'S GOING
TO MAKE YOU FEEL EVEN BETTER. >> WHAT'S THAT?
I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL BETTER
THAN ANYTHING I DO RIGHT NOW. >> I FINALLY GOT A JOB!
>> THAT'S GREAT! >> IT'S ABOUT TIME TOO.
I WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE AN INVISIBLE MAN.
NO JOB, NO HEALTH INSURANCE, AND I HAVE TO WAIT AND SCHEDULE THAT
SCREENING. >> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS FREE HEALTH EVENT.
FREE SCREENING, FREE WORKSHOPS, AND HEAVY-DUTY THINKERS, ALL
FREE- >> ARE YOU SERIOUS?
THIS IS JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED!
A NEW JOB, FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS?
NO MORE INVISIBLE MAN FOR ME. >> I DON'T KNOW.
YOU MAY WANT TO DISAPPEAR IF I KEEPING WHUPPING YOUR BUTT IN
BASKETBALL LIKE THAT. >> WELCOME BACK TO HEALTH WATCH.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ILLUMINATING GOOD HEALTH,
ELIMINATING THE CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY AFRICAN AMERICAN
MEN'S HEALTH SYMPOSIUM. BECAUSE BEFORE THE BREAK WE WERE
GOING TO START TALKING WITH KEITH GROWING GOER.
THE PROTON THERAPY INSTITUTE, YOU GUYS DID SOME RESEARCH THAT
YOUR OFFICE SENT ME AS WE PREPARED FOR THE SHOW, SOME
PRETTY COMPELLING STATISTICS. CAN YOU SHARE THOSE WITH OUR
VIEWERS? >> SURE.
FIRST OF ALL, A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION COMES NOT JUST FROM
THE PROTORN THERAPY INSTITUTE, BUT JUST THE AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY ALONE. CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH FOR AMERICANS, BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
SPECIFICALLY PROSTATE CANCER, IT'S THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND IT'S 2.4 TIMES GREATER IN
AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN THAN IN CAUCASIANS.
IT'S THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG WOMEN, CANCER IS, FOR
WOMEN AGES 40 TO 79, AND AMONG MEN 60 TO 79.
60% OF CALL CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVE SOME SORM OF RADIATION
THERAPY. PROTON THERAPY IS A FORM OF
RADIATION THERAPY. ONE OUT OF THREE VIRGINIANS WILL
DEVELOP CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME AND HAMPTON ROADS LEADS THE
NATION IN PROSTATE CANCER DEATH, SO IT'S A PRETTY COMPELLING
REASON FOR US TO BE DOING THINGS LIKE THE SCREENING EVENT YOU'RE
HOLDING AND A PRETTY COMPELLING REASON FOR US TO BE A PART OF
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MR.áHILL'S ORGANIZATION WITH THE PROTON
HEALTH FORUM. >> YOU MENTIONED 60% OF CANCER
IS TREATED WITH RADIATION AND THERE'S A BIT OF A DISTINCTION,
A BIG DISTINCTION FROM PROTON THERAPY.
WHAT MAKES PROTON THERAPY SO DISTINCTIVE AND WHAT ARE THE
BENEFITS OF PROTON THERAPY? >> WELL, TERRANCE, PROTON
THERAPY, AS I SAID, AS FORM OF RADIATION THERAPY BUT IT DIFFERS
IN THAT IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ENERGY RADIATION THERAPY BECAUSE
IT CAN BE FOCUSED MORE ON THE TARGET AREA WE'RE TRYING TO
TREAT, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROSTATE, AND WE CAN SHAPE THE
ENERGY OF THAT TREATMENT AROUND THE ACTUAL SHAPE OF THE PROSTATE
AND THUS DELIVER LESS RADIATION FOR ADJACENT ORGANS AND KEEP THE
SIDE EFFECTS THAT ARE NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS THAT YOU GET FROM
TRADITIONAL RADIATION THERAPY AT MAIN MUM.
WE HAVE MANY, MANY PATIENTS WHO HAVE GIVEN TESTIMONY TO THE FACT
THAT DURING THEIR TREATMENTS FOR PROSTATE CANCER, THEY HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO MAINTAIN A VERY NORMAL LIFESTYLE, BOTH DURING AND AFTER
THEIR THERAPY, AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF PROTON
THERAPY AS OPPOSED TO TRADITIONAL RADIATION THERAPY.
AND AS YOU TALK AND AS WE HEAR FROM OTHER EXPERTS AT THE
SYMPOSIUM, THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS IS JUST ONE, ONE
OPTION IN THE ARMAMENT TO TREAT THAT THERAPY AND WHAT IS
IMPORTANT FOR ALL MEN TO UNDERSTAND IS, JUST AS YOU DID
YOUR RESEARCH, IS THEY NEED TO RESEND AND FINE WHAT'S GOING TO
BEá-- RESEARCH AND FIND WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST OPTION FOR
THEM AND WE BELIEVE THAT PROTON THERAPY IS ONE OF THE BEST
OPTIONS FOR MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER.
>> WHAT'S SO FASCINATING TO ME ABOUT PROTON THERAPY IS THE WAY
THAT YOU CAN NOT JUST DIRECT THAT BEAM TO A VERY SPECIFIC
POINT, BUT YOU CAN STOP IT WHERE YOU WANT IT TO GO SO IT DOESN'T
DO ANY DAMAGE TO ANY TISSUE BEYOND THAT POINT.
>> RIGHT. THAT'S ONE OF THE UNIQUE
BEHAVIORS OF A PHOTON VERSUSá-- AND A PROTON.
A PHOTON BEING STANDARD RADIATION THERAPY AND PROTON
THERAPY, THE ENERGY OF THAT PARTICLE CAN BE ADJUSTED OR
RELEASED AT A CERTAIN DEPTH VERSUS PASSING ENTIRELY THROUGH
THE PATIENT. >> RIGHT.
>> WITH STANDARD RADIATION, SOME OFá-- YOU DO YOUR PLANNING WHERE
YOU GIVE THE MAJORITY OF THE ENERGY AT THE TARGET, THE TUMOR,
AND THE SURROUNDING VOLUME THAT YOU OUTLINED, BUT PART OF IT HAS
TO PASS THROUGH THE PATIENT AND EXIT ON THE OTHER SIDE.
>> RIGHT. >> AND SO THE DIFFERENCE WITH
PROTON BEAM IS THE ENERGY OF THAT PARTICLE RELEASES THE
MAJORITY OF ITS ENERGY RIGHT AT THE TARGET THAT YOU SELECT, AND
THEN STOPS. >> AGAIN, THIS IS COMPLETELY
FASCINATING. WHEN I FIRST VISITED THE
FACILITY, I FIRST WENT WITH YOU, CHARLIE, AND I WASá-- IT WAS
LIKE WALKING ON THE DECK OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE.
A FANTASTIC PLACE. >> IT'S A LARGE FACILITY.
WE HAVE FIVE TREATMENT BAYS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF TREATMENTS, BUT
THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT OUR PROTON FACILITY IS YOU HAVE ONE
MACHINE THAT CREATES THAT ENERGY AND FIRES THAT BEAM ALONG A TUBE
GUIDED BY MAGNETS TO THE SELECTED ROOM TO GIVE THAT
THERAPY. >> YOU MUST BE A PHYSICIST TOO.
>> WELL, I DID MY TRAINING PARTIALLY IN DOSIMETRY AND
PHYSICS, YES. >> OKAY.
I GOT IT GOING ON HERE. SO LAWRENCE, WHAT ARE THE SIGNS
AND SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES? >> WELL, ONE THING YOU WILL SEE
AS INCREASED THIRST AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE BODY IS TRYING TO
FLUSH OUT ALL THIS EXTRA SUGAR AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE INCREASED
URINATION, AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES.
FOR TYPE 1, YOU GET THE INCREASED THIRST, INCREASED
URINATION, AND YOU ALSO GET FOR TYPE 2 SLOW TO HEAL, FING
GELLING IN THEIR FINGERS ANDá-- TINGLING IN THEIR FINGERS AND
TOES, THINGS LIKE THAT. BASICALLY THE BODY IS STRUGGLING
TO TAKE CARE OF ITSELF. YOU WILL GET THOSE SIGNS, BUT
FOR PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2, SOMETIMES THE SIGNS ARE SO
SUBTLE THAT THE BEST THING TO DO IS LOOK AT YOUR FAMILY HISTORY,
LOOK AT YOUR AGE, AND GO TO YOUR DOCTOR AND HAVE THEM DO A TESS
CALLED AN A-1-C AND THAT'S THE DEFINITIVE TEST TO SHOW WHETHER
OR NOT YOU'RE RUNNING HIGHER THAN NORMAL BLOOD SUGARS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT TESTING AT THE EVENT.
>> YES, WE WILL. >> LATER IN THE SHOW, WE'RE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCREENINGS
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AT THIS PARTICULAR EVENT.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE NUMBER OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN
HAMPTON ROADS THAT THAT DIABETES?
>> WE'VE ABOUT 175,000 IN THIS AREA THAT HAVE DIABETES.
>> 175,000? >> YES AND THE REAL SAD PART IS
A QUARTER OF THE PEOPLE HAVE THIS DISEASE AND THEY DON'T KNOW
IT YET, SO THAT MEANS THE DAMAGE IS HAPPENING IN THEIR BODIES
RIGHT NOW, AND SO WE WANT TO TRY TO GET THOSE PEOPLE, REACH THE
PEOPLE AT THIS EVENT, HOPEFULLY LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY HAVE
THIS DISEASE SO THEY CAN GET TREATMENT, SO THIS IS JUST A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO REALLY LEARN ABOUT THEIR HEALTH
BECAUSE WE ARE ULTIMATELY HEALTH-ILLITERATE.
WE JUST HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE HEALTHY, BUT THE REAL LESSON
IS YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE SO THAT YOU CAN REMAIN HEALTHY.
WE GOT TO CHANGE THE MINDSET AND START LIVING MORE HEALTHY LIVES.
>> IN ADDITION TO THE SCREENING, YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING
BREAKOUT SESSIONS. >> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NUTRITION
BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG FOCUS. IF YOU THINK YOU CAN GO TO THESE
FAST FOOD PLACES AND EAT THERE EVERY DAY AND BE HEALTHY, I'VE
GOT A WAKE-UP CALL. >> YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME WHILEá--
>> NO, NO, I'M NOT LOOKING AT YOU, I'M LOOKING AT THE WORLD.
LOOKING AT THE WORLD AND SAYING THAT WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW,
ULTIMATELY UNDERSTAND THAT JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY CAN SERVE IT TO
US DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOOD FOR US.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT. >> AND SO WE HAVE TO MAKE BETTER
CHOICES. >> OKAY.
>> ALL OF US. >> SOMETIMES I RIDE DOWN HAMPTON
BOULEVARD AND I'M DRIVING ALONG AND MY CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY
PULL INTO THE DRIVE-THROUGH AT McDONALD'S.
>> UH-OH. >> I'M JUST KIDDING.
>> GIVE US SOME PREDICTIONS OF WHAT YOU ANTICIPATE FOR THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND DIABETES.
>> THEY'RE SAYING BY 2050, TWO-THIRDS OF THE AFRICAN
AMERICAN COMMUNITY WILL DEVELOP DIABETES DURING THEIR LIFETIME
AND NOW WE'VE CROSSED 50-50, SO THIS DISEASE WILL AFFECT THE
MAJORITY OF OUR POPULATION. SO THAT'S WHY IT'Sá-- RIGHT NOW
IT'S A PREDICTION AND IT CAN BE AVOIDED IF WE TAKE SOME STEPS,
AND RIGHT HERE IN THE PANEL, I MEAN, THESE ARE THE STEPS THAT
WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO OUR HEALTH, DON'T TAKE IT FOR
GRANTED, AND START MAKING SMALL STEPS TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES,
JUST MAKING SMALL STEPS, SMALL CHANGES.
>> AND THE BIG KEY TO THAT IS EDUCATION.
>> YES. >> YES, YES.
>> THAT'S PRETTY STAGGERING, BY 2050, WHAT IS THAT, 38 YEARS
FROM NOW, TWO-THIRDS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION
COULD BE DIABETIC? >> AND WE'RE SEEING IT AT
YOUNGER AND YOUNGER AGES NOW. NOW WE HAVE 14-YEAR-OLDS WITH
TYPE 2 DIABETES. THAT'S A DISEASE THAT PEOPLE GOT
IN THEIR LATER YEARS, IN THEIR 40s AND 50s, SO WHEN A
14-YEAR-OLD HAS THIS DISEASE, WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION.
WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS BECAUSE IT'S TELLING US
SOMETHING, THAT WE'RE NOT MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND KIDS
THESE DAYS, THE ONLY THING THEY EXERCISE ARE THEIR THUMBS.
>> YES, YES. >> YOU KNOW, THE IDEA OF GOING
TO A GYM, UNFORTUNATELY, IS LIKEá-- THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE
THEY NEED TO DO THAT. I WAS RAISED ON A FARM, SO WE
WORKED, SO I'M USED TO THAT. >> SO THOSE 14-YEAR-OLDS WITH
TYPE 2, THERE'S A PREVALENCE OF THAT IN THEá--
>> ESPECIALLY IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN.
THEY'RE SAYING CHILDREN BORN AFTER 2000, HALF WILL BECOME
DIABETIC DURING THEIR LIFETIME, SO IT'S OUR CHILDREN THAT WILL
GET THIS DISEASE. >> INCREDIBLE.
ONE WAY THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THAT, OF COURSE, AS LAWRENCE
STATED, WAS NUTRITION AND EXERCISE AND SO FORTH, AND YOUR
GROUP, HEALTH-FIT-PERFORM-CO IS GOING TO BE MANAGE BODY MASS
INDEX ASSESSMENTS, BMI ASSESSMENTS.
WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION CAN BE GLEANED FROM THOSE ASSESSMENTS?
>> THE BODY MASS INDEX ASSESSMENT IS A WAY OF GIVING A
PERSON AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH BODY FAT THEY HAVE IN RELATIONSHIP TO
THEIR LEAN MUSCLE MASS AND BONE STRUCTURE.
IT TYPICALLY WILL TAKE THEIR HEIGHT, THEIR WEIGHT, AND THEIR
GENDER AND RATE YOU IN A WAY WHERE YOU HAVE SOME
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE YOU FALL WITHIN RISK CATEGORIES,
TYPICALLY WITHIN THE CARDIOVASCULAR, DIABETES, AND
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE RISK AREAS AND ONCE YOU TAKE YOUR RATING
NUMBER AND YOU DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT YOU FALL CLOSE TO OR WITHIN
THOSE RISK CATEGORIES, WHAT WE HOPE PEOPLE WILL DO IS PAY
ATTENTION TO THAT AND THROUGH THE PLENARY SESSIONS AND THROUGH
THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS, TAKE THE INFORMATION THAT'S OFFERED,
WHETHER IT'S CARDIOVASCULAR INFORMATION, BLOOD PRESSURE
INFORMATION, OR CONTROLLING BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS AND START
TRYING TO APPLY THAT TO THEIR LIVES.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE PARTICULARLY IN THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IS EMBRACING THE IDEA OF GETTING
SOME FORM OF EXERCISE FOR THE PURPOSES OF WELLNESS, SO WHAT WE
TRY TO DO IN OUR ORGANIZATION, SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WE PARTNER WITH, IS TO FOCUS MORE ON GETTING SOME FORM OF
RECREATION BECAUSE OUR LIFESTYLE HAS CHANGED, JUST LIKE LAWRENCE
SAID, AND FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION, THE THINGS WE USED
TO DO JUST FROM A NATURAL RECREATIONAL UPCOMING, WE NO
LONGER DO, SO WE TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO TURN THE CLOCK BACK
AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO THAT ARE
NONTRADITIONAL. LIKE YOU SAID, EVERYONE IS NOT
INTERESTED IN GOING TO THE GYM AND EXERCISING AND DEDICATING A
HOUR TO GETTING A WORKOUT, SO WE LOOK AT DOING THINGS SUCH AS
CONDUCTING YARD WORK, RIGOROUS WALKING.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN GET WITH WALKING RIGOROUSLY FOR 30
TO 40 MINUTES AS FAR AS ADDRESSING BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IF YOU
HAVE KIDS OR GRANDKIDS, SO GET INVOLVED WITH THE
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES GOING ON WITH THE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS.
THAT'S A FORM OF FUN RECREATIONAL EXERCISE THAT GETS
THE SAME THING DONE. THE KEY IS TO GET YOUR HEART
RATE UP FOR A 30 OR 40-MINUTE TIME FRAME THREE OR FOUR TIMES A
WEEK AND TO GET YOUR BODY UNDER SOME TYPE OF A LOAD, LIFTING,
BENDING, STOOPING, DOING SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO PUT
SOME TYPE OF A LABORIOUS LOAD ON YOUR MUSCULOSKELETAL FRAME.
>> YOU REPRESENT WELL WHY FOLKS SHOULD DECIDE TO WORK OUT, YOU
KNOW. I'M CURIOUS, THOUGH, AND I WANT
YOUá-- I MAY SKIP A LITTLE BIT HERE, BUT YOU INDICATED THAT
AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE NOT INCLINED TO EXERCISE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE AFRICAN AMERICANS HISTORICALLY COMING TO
THIS COUNTRY IN ENSLAVEMENT AND WORKING IN AN AGRARIAN SOCIETY
WHERE THERE WAS A GREAT AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL LABOR, WHY DO YOU
THINK THAT WE, YOU KNOWá-- THAT WE ARE NOT SO ACTIVE NOW?
ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT AT ALL? >> WELL, WHAT I SEE OFTEN
HAPPENS ESPECIALLY WITH THE AGE POPULATION BETWEEN, SAY, THE 50
AND 65-YEAR-OLD POPULATION IS AN INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE A
LABOR-BASED JOB AND THEY WORK THAT JOB FOR 20 OR 25 OR 30 OR
40 YEARS, AND WHEN THEY RETIRE, THEY'RE DONE WITH LABOR AND
PHYSICAL WORK AND THEY'RE READY TO SIT DOWN.
IF YOU FOLLOW THE STATISTICS, YOU WILL FIND THAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE DON'T LAST LONG SO FAR IS A GOOD HEALTH IS CONCERNED,
ESPECIALLY WITH OUR BLACK MEN, WHEN IT COMES TO RETIRING AND
JUST STOPPING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. YOU KNOW, WE OFTEN HAVE
COUNSELING SESSIONS IN CERTAIN COMMUNITIES AND WITHIN
RECREATIONAL AREAS WHERE WE TRY TO GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING SOME FORM OF ACTIVITY ONCE YOU'VE
COME OFF THAT 20, 25, 30-YEAR JOB, SO I THINK A LOT OF IT IS
JUST THE MINDSET THAT THEY DON'T REALLY WANT TO WORK ANYMORE,
THEY'RE ENTITLED. >> THEY'RE TIRED.
>> YOU KNOW, IF YOU WILL, TO GOING ON AND TAKING A BREAK
AFTER THAT PHYSICAL WORK. WE HAVE A HUGE SHIFT IN OUR
COMMUNITY IN THIS AREA, YOU KNOW.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GUYS WHO PUT THAT KIND OF PHYSICAL LABOR IN
FOR A LOT OF YEARS AND WHEN THEY'RE DONE, THEY'RE DONE.
>> I AM SO VERY GLAD THAT I ASKED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I
THINK THAT THERE ARE LIKELY TO BE SOME VIEWERS OUT THERE THAT
ARE IN THAT CATEGORY, THAT JUST NEVER THOUGHT THAT AND NOW
REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY STILL NEED TO BE ACTIVE TO GET
THAT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN. >> RIGHT.
>> YOU HAD SOME INEXPENSIVE AND NONTRADITIONAL WAYS THAT PEOPLE
CAN APPROACH IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH.
CAN YOU SHARE SOME OF THOSE WITH US?
>> RIGHT. LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, YARD
WORK AS BIG THING. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WITH
THE KIDS, THAT'S A REAL BIG THING.
WE TRY TO GET OUR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO START THINKING
ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES CAN I GO OUT AND DO
THAT'S FUN WITH MY FAMILY AND WITH MY LOVED ONES, WHETHER
YOU'RE GOING OUT TO THE BEACH, IF YOU ARE A WATER PERSON, GOING
TO THE POOL AND SWIMMING AND PLAYING OUTSIDE.
AGAIN, HOME PROJECTS ARE BIG. A LOT OF OUR CORPORATE WELLNESS
PROGRAMS THAT WE RUN, I WILL COME IN ON A WEEK AND I'LL TAKE
BODY MASS INDEX OR DO BODY FAT AND WEIGHT AND THEY WOULD HAVE
LOST A COUPLE OF POUNDS OR LOST A LITTLE BIT OF PERCENTAGE OF
BODY FAT AND I'LL SAY WHAT DID YOU DO THIS WEEK?
YOUR METABOLISM SEEMS TO BE UP. THEY SAY I'M BUILDING A DECK OR
I WENT WITH MY KIDS TO THE PARK THIS WEEKEND OR WE WENT TO ONE
OF THE WATER SPORTS COUNTRIES OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE.
SO WE TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO THINK MORE ABOUT RECREATION AS OPPOSED
TO EXERCISE. IF YOU THINK RECREATION AND FUN,
IT AMOUNTS TO GETTING YOUR BODY MOVING, THEN THOSE WOULD BE THE
TYPES OF THINGS THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND VERSUS JOINING A GYM
AND TRYING TO CARVE OUT TIME TO GET A WORKOUT IN A GYM.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK, GUYS? IF THIS GUY WERE YOUR FITNESS
TRAINER, HE WOULD MAKE YOUá-- YOU SPEAK WITH GREAT PASSION.
AND I WANTED TO ASK YOU ANOTHER QUESTION HERE.
AS THE FOLKS ATTEND THE SYMPOSIUM, WHAT DO YOU THINK
THAT THEY CAN DO PERSONALLY TO DIMINISH THE DISPARITY GAP?
>> WHAT WE'D LIKE, TERRANCE, IS TO PEOPLE TO LEAVE WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE EXPOSED TO ALL THE
INFORMATION AND ALL OF THE WONDERFUL SPEAKERS, IS TO
UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO TRY AND TAKE CONTROL, AS
MR.áHILL WOULD SAY, OF YOUR HEALTH, NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.
ONE THING ABOUT THE WHOLE FITNESS THING IS I SEE PEOPLE IN
THAT BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER STATE WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT
OF ISSUES WITH THEIR HEALTH OR WHEN THEY ARE FIRST STARTING TO
EXPERIENCE SOME ISSUES WITH THEIR HEALTH OR THEY'RE IN THAT
POST-PHASE, RECOVERING FROM FRANZ OR FROM HEART SURGERYá--
FROM PROSTATE CANCER OR FROM HEART SURGERY OR THEY JUST FOUND
OUT THEY HAVE DIABETES AND TRYING TO STABILIZE THEIR BLOOD
SUGAR LEFS, BUT IT'S NEVER DO LATE TO LOOK AT HOW YOU'RE
EATING, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR LIFESTYLE AND GIVE IT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE VALUE OF MAKING THE CHANGES.
YOU KNOW, I MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO PEOPLE LIKE SHOP THE
PERIMETER OF THE GROCERY STORE AS OPPOSED TO THE MIDDLE AISLES.
THAT WORKS FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYONE.
NO MATTER WHETHER YOU'RE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT, YOU HAVE
DIABETIC ISSUES, CARDIOVASCULAR ISSUES, SHOPPING THE PERIMETER
OF GROCERY STORES WILL GIVE YOU A MUCH MORE BALANCED APPROACH,
SO I'M HOPING EVERYONE WILL UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NEVER TOO
LATE TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF IN TERMS OF YOUR EATING HABITS AND
TRYING TO GET SOME TYPE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN YOUR LIFE
AND I'D SAY TO YOU DO IT AND GIVE IT 30 DAYS, GIVE IT 60 DAYS
OR SO SO YOU CAN REALLY START TO APPRECIATE AND SEE THE VALUE OF
THE CHANGE. THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING PEOPLE
WILL WALK AWAY WITH. >> AND WHAT IS IT AT THE
PERIMETER OF THE GROCERY STORE. I'M GOING TO PRETEND LIKE I
DON'T SHOP AT ALL. >> ABSOLUTELY.
MOST GROCERY STORES ARE LAID OUT IN A WAY WHERE IF YOU TURN TO
THE LEFT OR RIGHT, NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN, YOU GO RIGHT INTO
THE PRODUCE SECTION AND WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THERE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT FRESH FRUITS, FRESH VEGETABLES AND YOU GO
RIGHT DOWN THE LINE AND USUALLY LOOKING AT SOME FORM OF MEATS AS
YOU WRAP AROUND TO THE SIDE, YOU HAVE BREADS AND GRAINS, THOSE
ARE IMPORTANT. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU PICK
THE TYPES OF FIBEROUS AND WHOLE WHEAT GRAINS THAT ARE HEALTHIER
FOR YOU THAN THE MORE STARCHY BREADS.
YOU WRAP AROUND TO THE BACK SIDE, YOU GET INTO YOUR DAIRY
PRODUCTS, YOUR CHEESES, AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU'RE NOT IN THE
MIDDLE AISLES WHERE YOU HAVE A LOT OF CANNED GOODS, A LOT OF
THINGS THAT ARE HEAVILY PRESERVED FOR A HEAVY SHELF
LIFE, BUT THAT WOULD ENCOMPASS MOST OF WHAT YOU WILL SEE AROUND
THE PERIMETER OF MOST GROCERY STORE LAYOUTS.
>> AND A LOT OF GROCERY STORES ARE DESIGNED TO DRIVE YOU GO THE
CENTER. >> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> AND THAT'S WHERE THE HIGHER-PRICED ITEMS TEND TO BE.
>> CORRECT, ABSOLUTELY. >> WELL, NOT A CONSPIRACY, IT'S
ALL ABOUT MAKING DOLLARS IN THE GROCERY STORES.
BUT WITH EDUCATION, THE KIND OF EDUCATION THAT YOU PROVIDE
PEOPLE, THEY KNOW WHERE THEY NEED TO GO TO BUY WHAT THEY NEED
TO. THEY KNOW WHERE THEY NEED TO GO
IN THE STORE TO GET WHAT'S GOING TO HELP THEM.
>> THAT'S RIGHT AND NOT BUY INTO THE MYTH THAT WE ONCE UPON A
TIME USED TO BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE
AND THAT IT COSTS MORE, IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE TO EAT HEALTHIER.
IT'S JUST NOT SO ANYMORE. >> THAT'S VERY GOOD.
I APPRECIATE THAT. WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE A BIT OF A BREAK HERE, BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, I'D LIKE
TO TALK ABOUT FOOD DESERTS. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THAT, OR
FOOD ISLANDS WHERE IN SOME COMMUNITIES THEY DON'T HAVE THE
KIND OF FRESH PRODUCE THAT THEY CAN HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO, TO
IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT WHEN WE COME BACK.
GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER BREAK AND WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE THIS VERY EXCITING DISCUSSION.
I'M GETTING A GREAT DEAL OUT OF THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER BIT OF A BREAK NOW AND WHEN WE COME
BACK, WE'RE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE ILLUMINATING GOOD
HEALTH, ELIMINATING THE CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY, AFRICAN AMERICAN
MEN'S HEALTH SYMPOSIUM. WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE BREAK. >>> NOW SOME ACTION FROM THE
COURTS. BILLY JEAN KING RENEWING HER
RIVALRY WITH ARTHRITIS. BEAUTIFUL FOREHAND, ARTHRITIS
STUNNED AND HERE MATCH POINT, BILLY JEAN WITH THE ACE.
>> TENNIS AS WEAPON FOR ME WITH ARTHRITIS.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT FOR ME TO HIT A BALL, RUN TO THE BALL
ANY TIME, ANY COURT. I'M READY, LET'S GO.
>> WHAT'S YOUR WEAPON AGAINST ARTHRITIS?
FIND OUT AT FIGHT ARTHRITIS PAIN.ORG.
>>> WELCOME BACK. ON TODAY'S ISSUE OF THE SHOW,
WE'RE BRINGING YOU IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON A VERY SPECIAL
EVENT COMING UP ON AUGUST 18th, 2012, AT NORFOLK PUBLIC HEALTH
CENTER, 830 SOUTHAMPTON AVENUE, LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
BRAMBLETON AND COLLEY AVENUES, FROM 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M.
THIS EVENT WILL FEATURE AN ARRAY OF FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS TO
INCLUDE PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN, OR PSA, TESTING,
DIGITAL *** EXAMS,ORAL CANCER,PODIATRY,BLOOD
PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD SUGAR,***/AIDS, CHLAMYDIA,
SYPHILIS AND GONORRHEA,BODY MASS INDEX,HEALTH AGE, AND
EMOTIONAL WELLNESS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A NUMBER OF
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, TO INCLUDE COLON CANCER AWARENESS,DENTAL
HEALTH EDUCATION, HYPERTENSION, BODY MASS INDEX,HEALTHY AGING,
DIABETES, AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A HOST OF NOTEWORTHY NATIONAL, REGIONAL,
AND LOCAL SPEAKERS AT THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT.
THESE INCLUDE A KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON ELIMINATING HEALTH
DISPARITIES DELIVERED BY DR. NATHANIEL STINSON, DIRECTOR,
OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS, OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES, THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, A WELCOME ADDRESS VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE BY
THOMAS FARRINGTON, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF THE PROSTATE HEALTH
EDUCATION NETWORK, AN OPENING PLENARY SESSION ON
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH DELIVERED BY DR. KEITH H. NEWBY, PRESIDENT
AND FOUNDER, FORT NORFOLK PLAZA CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC., A
TAG-TEAM PRESENTATION ON PROSTATE CANCER, A PATIENT'S AND
A PHYSICIAN'S PERSPECTIVE JOINTLY DELIVERED BY CHARLIE W.
HILL JR., PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER, HAMPTON ROADS
PROSTATE HEALTH FORUM, AND MARK FLEMING, M.D., AN ONCOLOGIST,
VIRGINIA ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES, AND CLOSING REMARKS DELIVERED BY
DR. ALLAN THORNTON, A RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, THE HAMPTON
UNIVERSITY PROTON THERAPY INSTITUTE.
THE ILLUMINATING GOOD HEALTH: ELIMINATING THE CLOAK OF
INVISIBILITY AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN'S HEALTH SYMPOSIUM WILL ALSO
FEATURE A FREE CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AND WILL
CONCLUDE WITH A LIVE JAZZ CONCERT FEATURING VOCALIST ELMO
LAWRENCE OF ELJ PRODUCTIONS, ACCOMPANIED BY PHASE II.
THERE'S AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF IGHECI, ILLUMINATING GOOD
HEALTH, ELIMINATING THE CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY, AFRICAN AMERICAN
MEN'S HEALTH SYMPOSIUM. THESE OF THE LOGOS OF THESE
AGENCIES HELPING TO PUT THE EVENT ON AND THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THIS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT EFFORT.
MY GUESTS TODAY INCLUDE ONE OF THE PLENARY SPEAKERS, CHARLIE W.
HILL, JR., PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE HAMPTON ROADS
PROSTATE HEALTH FORUM. KEITH GREGORY, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE HAMPTON UNIVERSITY PROTON THERAPY
INSTITUTE, LAWRENCE LAMBERT, MANAGER OF PROGRAMS AT THE
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, AND PHILIP SMITH, OWNER AND
OPERATOR OF HEALTH-FIT-PERFORM-CO, ALSO
REPRESENTING THE NORFOLK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER.
GENTLEMEN, JUST BEFORE THE BREAK, WE TOUCHED BRIEFLY UPON
FOOD DESERTS AND IT STIMULATING A GREAT AMOUNT OF CONVERSATION
DURING THE BREAK, SO I'D LIKE TO PICK UP THERE.
AND THE WHOLE IDEA OF FOOD DESERTS, AND I HOPE I'M USING
THE TERM APPROPRIATELY, THERE ARE COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE,
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, TO INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION, THAT
DON'T HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO A NICE GROCERY STORE WHERE THEY
CAN GET FRESH PRODUCE AND THEY CAN GET THE KIND OF THINGS THAT
THEY NEED THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS DIET.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT IT, AND TONY, I'D
LIKE TO BEGIN WITH YOU. >> CERTAIN.
I'M A NATIVE OF NEWPORT NEWS AND I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ZIP
CODE 23607. IN THAT ZIP CODE WHEN I WAS BORN
AND GROWING UP THERE, WE HAD ACCESS TO FRESH VEGETABLES,
FRESH FRUIT, LOTS OF FISH AND EVERYTHING THAT WE NEEDED TO EAT
WELL AND EAT HEALTHY. THAT DOESN'T EXIST TODAY IN
23607 AND THAT'S JUST A SMALL PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, IN
NEWPORT NEWS. I WOULD IMAGINE THE SAME
SITUATION EXISTS IN DIFFERENT POCKETS THROUGHOUT HAMPTON
ROADS. SO I DO THINK IT IS SOMETHING
WORTH TALKING ABOUT AND I WOULD HOPE THAT DURING THIS SYMPOSIUM,
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT EVEN MORE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BUILD ON A
COMMENT THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, AND PHIL AND LAWRENCE
BOTH HIT ON THIS ISSUE AND I MENTIONED THE TERM EARLIER
CALLED CULTURAL INHERITANCE. >> YES.
>> THERE WAS A TIME IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY THAT HAVING A GOOD JOB
MEANT THAT YOU HAD A JOB WHERE YOU DID NOT HAVE TO DO PHYSICAL
WORK. >> RIGHT.
>> SO MANY OF US GREW UP SEEKING GOOD JOBS.
>> YES, YES. >> MEANING THAT WE WERE NOT
GOING TO BE AS ACTIVE AS WE COULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
WE DID NOT MAKE THE CONNECTION THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD JOB,
YOU ALSO HAD TO DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH YOUR BODY.
YOU HAD TO BE MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE TO MAINTAIN THE STATE OF
WELLNESS AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND I KNOW
THAT PHIL IS DEALING WITH THAT REALITY WHEN HE LOOKS AT PEOPLE
MY AGE COMING IN TO HIS FACILITIES AND TRYING TO WORK
WITH THAT, AND THEN THEIR CHILDREN COMING IN BECAUSE THEY
HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED TO FIND GOOD JOBS, WHICH MEANS NOW
PUNCHING KEYBOARDS AND BUTTONS. THAT'S A GOOD JOB, BUT IT
DOESN'T NECESSARILY BRING, IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION, THAT YOU
SHOULD BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE TO BE WELL.
SIMILARLY, THIS CRISIS WITH OBESITYá--
>> INDEED. >>á-- FOLLOWS VERY CLOSELY WITH
PEOPLE HAVING, QUOTE, GOOD JOBS, OKAY?
EATING POORLY, AND BEING INACTIVE.
NOT LESS ACTIVE, INACTIVE. AND I WOULD ASK THAT WE TALK
ABOUT THAT SOME MORE, NOT JUST WITH THIS SIMPLE POSUP, BUT
THINKING ABOUTá-- SYMPOSIUM, BUT THING ABOUT THAT GOING FORWARD
BECAUSE I THINK THESE ARE CULTURAL ISSUES WE HAVE TO
ADDRESS IN ORDER TO GET WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
>> WELL, YOU EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN MAKING THIS
SYMPOSIUM AN ANNUAL EVENT AND CERTAINLY THAT IS MY INTEREST.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.
PHILIP, DO YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS ON TRANSPORTATION AND
LACK OF ACCESS TO PLACES IN THESE COMMUNITIES?
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND THE THEORY OF DESERT ISLANDS
ORá-- >> FOOD DESERTS.
>> FOOD DESERTS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK MANY GROCERY
STORES WILL DO IS THEY WILL STUDY THE NUMBERS OF WHAT THEY
BELIEVE A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY WILL OR WILL NOT PURCHASE, WILL
OR WILL NOT SUPPORT. AND I BELIEVE THAT OVER THE
YEARS, YOU WILL FIND, JUST LIKE CHARLIE HAS MENTIONED, GROCERY
STORE CHAINS HAVE DECIDED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
DISAPPEARANCE OF THE MOM AND POP OR PRIVATE GROCERY STORES, THEY
HAVE DECIDED THEY'RE GOING TO PULL OUT OF CERTAINLY
COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL THEY'RE GETTING THE DOLLARS
AND CENTS THAT JUSTIFY THE NEED TO CONTINUE ON BUSINESS IN THAT
COMMUNITY. SO ONE REASON YOU END UP WITH
THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE SOME OF THE LARGER CHAINS, MORE OF THE
GROCERY STORES THAT EXIST THESE DAYS IN SOME OF THE LARGER
POPULATED AREAS, HAVE DECIDED NOT TO CARRY THOSE FACILITIES
AND THEN YOU END UP WITH THESE PRIVATE QUICK SHOPS, IF YOU
WILL, THAT ANYWAY OR MAY NOT GIVE YOUá-- MAY OR MAY NOT GIVE
YOU, IT'S A HIT OR MISS SCENARIO IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU CAN BUY OR
HAVE AFFORDED FOR YOUR HEALTH. ONCE YOU'RE PLACED IN THE
POSITION IN THAT COMMUNITY, IF YOU DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION
AND THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU,
YOU'VE REALLY BEEN PLACED AT A DISADVANTAGE AND YOU'RE VERY
LIMBED IN TERMS OF YOUR NUTRITION AND WHAT YOU CAN FIND
OUT THERE TO PURCHASE. IT DOES CREATE QUITE A CHALLENGE
FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING THE EXTRA STEP
THEY HAVE TO GO TO SEEK OUT OR MAYBE ORGANIZING THE COMMUNITY
IN A WAY WHERE THEY CAN DEMAND SOMEONE COME IN THROUGH
DIFFERENT CIVIC LEAGUE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDE BETTER
NUTRITIONAL CHOICES FROM A GROCERY STORE CHAIN STANDPOINT.
>> YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE TALKING HERE, I KNOWá-- AND IT MAY JUST
BE THE GROUP OF FOLKS THAT I ASSOCIATE WITH.
I DON'T THINK THAT THAT IS THE CASE, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
ACROSS THE SPECTRUM, THE STRATA OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIETY,
WHERE THERE ARE, IN FACT, PEOPLE THAT, WORKING OUT IS IMPORTANT
TO THEM. I WONDER WHY IS IT THAT SOME
PEOPLE GET THE MESSAGE AND OTHERS DON'T.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THAT.
PARTICULARLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN AS CHARLIE MENTIONED, OEBLT IS NOT
JUST SOMETHING RAMPANTá-- OBESITY IS NOT JUST SOMETHING
RAMPANT IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, BUT ACROSS ALL ETHNIC
GROUPS NATIONALLY, AND ONE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY IS
DIABETES, IS IT NOT? >> ABSOLUTELY.
AND I THINK EDUCATION IS SO IMPORTANT.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE EDUCATED TO WHAT IS NUTRITION, WHAT IS HEALTHY,
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO THE GYM.
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE EATINGá-- LOOKING FOR THINGS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY STAY HEALTHY.
BUT I ASK PEOPLE, WHAT ARE YOUR HEALTH MOTTOS?
AND PEOPLE COME UP WITH AN APPLE A DAY.
THAT'S ABOUT IT. OTHER THAN THATá-- AND I THINK
MOTTOS ARE GREAT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE PASS DOWN WISDOM FROM ONE
GENERATION TO THE NEXT. IF I WERE TO SAY HONESTY, YOU
WOULD KNOW IT'S THE BEST POLICY BECAUSE THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU,
BUT WHAT ARE OUR HEALTH MOTTOS? I LEARNED EAT EVERYTHING ON YOUR
PLATE. I LEARNED FRIED IS GOOD.
>> YES. >> AND SEE, THOSE MOTTOS GET IN
THE WAY OF OPTIMAL HEALTH. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> BECAUSE THE SECOND I'VE WORKED A HARD WEEK, IT'S FRIDAY,
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? WELL, I KNOW LA-Z-BOY IS, YOU
KNOW, MEDIA TELLS ME I WANT A LA-Z-BOY AND WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN? A CHAIR THAT YOU SIT IN AND YOU
WATCH A MOVIE AND YOU GET SOME FOOD, BUTá--
>> AND BECOME A LAZYáBOY. >> ABSOLUTELY.
WHEN I WAS A KID TO BE CALLED LAZY AS AN INSULT.
>> YEAH, YEAH, AND YOU WERE RAISED ON A FARM.
>> ON A FARM. BUT TODAY, WE GET THESE MESSAGES
ABOUT WHAT, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO LIVE AND THE MESSAGES ARE SIT
DOWN, WATCH TV, AND EAT FATTY FOODS.
YOU KNOW, THOSE MESSAGES ARE VERY POWERFUL.
THAT'S WHY I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME HEALTH MOTTOS AND
MOTTOS THAT TALK ABOUT MOVE, MOVE, STAY ACTIVE AS LONG AS YOU
CAN. THOSE MESSAGES GIVE YOU, YOU
KNOWá-- BECAUSE FOR ME, AN IDEAL SATURDAY IS NOT SITTING IN A
CHAIR. IT'S GOING TO THE BEACH.
IT'S GETTING ON A BICYCLE, IT'S DOING SOMETHING MORE ACTIVE, YOU
KNOW. AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO GET
OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE
RIGHT FOOD RIGHT AT THIS TABLE, BUT IF I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
FRIED, I'M GOING TO MISS IT. >> RIGHT, RIGHT, AND GO DIRECTLY
TO THE FRIES. >> YES.
>> I THINK IT COULD VERY WELL BE POSSIBLE THAT WITH THE PASSION
THAT EACH OF US IS EVIDENCING HERE TODAY, THAT IF THAT PASSION
CONTINUES AT THE SYMPOSIUM, THAT WE COULD WELL BE ON THE WAY TO
LAUNCHING A MOVEMENT TO REALLY LAUNCH A CONCERTED EFFORT TO GET
THE TYPE OF EDUCATION OUT THERE. NOWá-- GO AHEAD.
>> I WOULD HOPE THAT THE FOODS THAT ARE SERVE AT THE
SYMPOSIUMá-- >> ABSOLUTELY.
>>á-- WILL REFLECT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF FRIED CHICKENá-- I'M
JUST KIDDING, NOTHING LIKE THAT. AS WE PLANNED THE SYMPOSIUM, WE
TALKED ABOUT THE KIND OF FOODS THAT WE'RE GIVING THE GUYS AND I
CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT THEY ARE RIGHT NOW, BUT CERTAINLY NOTHING
FRIED, VERY NUTRITIOUS. >> SURE, SURE.
>> THE HAMPTON ROADS HEALTH FORUM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DOES
DIFFERENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT HAMPTON ROADS.
>> YES. >> THAT IMPACT AFRICAN AMERICAN
MEN. AND THIS IS SOMETHING I WANT TO
ASK EACH OF YOU. IN YOUR EXPERIENCES, I'M LOOKING
FOR SOME ANECDOTES, SOME ANECDOTAL REFERENCE TO HOW
IMPORTANT THESE TYPES OF EVENTS ARE, AND I'M SURE THERE MUST BE
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH US, CHARLIE, WITH THE
NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT THE FORUM HAS DONE.
>> CERTAINLY. I'M WORKING RIGHT NOW WITH ABOUT
50 DIFFERENT CASES. TWO CASES ARE VERY FRESH BECAUSE
SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, THERE ARE TWO MEN WHO WOULD GO THE
OTHER WAY WHEN THEY SAW ME COMING BECAUSE THEY KNEWá-- AND
WHEN I HAD MY PROSTATE CANCER WARRIOR HAT O I WAS GOING TO ASK
THEM, ARE YOU ON TOP OF YOUR NUMBERS?
DO YOU KNOW YOUR NUMBERS? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A
PSA TEST, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A DRE, DIGITAL ***
EXAM? THESE TWO MEN IN PARTICULAR
ACTUALLY CAME TO THE COMMUNITY FREE CLINIC IN NEWPORT NEWS LAST
SEPTEMBER AND THEY WERE PLEASED TO TELL ME, WHEN THEY WERE IN
THE BUILDINGá-- I DIDN'T SEE THEM AS THEY ENTERED, THEY SAID
WE'RE HERE. I SAID GREAT.
THOSE TWO MEN WERE TESTED AND EXAMINED.
I'M WORKING WITH THEM RIGHT NOW, BOTH HAD PROSTATE CANCER,
NEITHER, NEITHER KNEW. >> WOW, HAD NO IDEA.
>> NEITHER HAD ANY IDEA. ONE WAS TREATED SURGICALLY, IS
DOING WELL. THE OTHER WAS TREATED WITH
RADIATION AND HE SEEMS TO BE DOING WELL.
I DON'T KNOW THE FULL OUTCOME. NOW, NEITHER KNEW AND THEY END
VOID TELLINGá-- ENJOYED TELLING ME THEY WERE COMING BECAUSE THEY
DID NOT WANT TO HEAR ME ANYMORE UNTIL THE NEXT CYCLE.
THOSE ARE TYPICAL OF WHAT HAPPENS BECAUSE EARLY STAGE
PROSTATE CANCER DOES NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS, AND THAT IS
IMPORTANT WHY EDUCATION IS SO CRITICAL BECAUSE THERE ARE NO
SYMPTOMS TO BE LOOKING FOR. >> WELL, BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF
TIME, I WANT TO GIVE EACH OF YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND
BECAUSE WE HAVE JUST A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME LEFT.
NOW, I KNOW YOU JUST STARTED AT THE PROTON THERAPY INSTITUTE.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN SHARE?
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I MENTIONED THAT
DR.áALAN THORNTON IS GOING TO BE THE SPEAKER AT THE EVENT.
>> YES. >> AND SECOND THING I WANTED TO
PIGGYBACK ON, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FOOD DESERTS,
WELL, WE ALSO HAVE ACCESS AND HEALTHCARE DESERTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY FREE CLINIC PROVIDES
IS AN OASIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT WHERE THERE'S LACK OF
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET THE TESTING.
>> YOU'RE SPEAKING OF THE CLING THATá--
>> TALKING OF CHARLIE'S CLINIC. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
AS AFRICAN AMERICANS ALSO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
TAKING CONTROL OF OUR HEALTH AND JUST AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
WELTNESS AND EXERCISEá-- WELLNESS AND EXERCISE, ALSO
MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE PRESIDENT AND OUR GOVERNMENT HAS
SUPPLIED US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE GET TESTING DONE
AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL PHYSICALS, THAT WE MAKE SURE WE DO THOSE
THINGS NOW THAT THOSE THINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO US.
NOW, IS THINGS THAT THE PROTON CENTER PROVIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR A TYPE OF TREATMENT ONCE YOU'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH
PROSTATE CANCER, AND AT THE PROTON CENTER, AS I MENTIONED
BEFORE, WE TREATED MANY, MANY MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER AND
THERE ARE MANY, MANY TESTIMONIALS OF THOSE MEN
TALKING ABOUT HOW, DURING THAT TREATMENT, THEY WERE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, THEIR LIFESTYLE AS THEY WERE CARRYING
ON NORMALLY THROUGHOUT THEIR TREATMENT AND POST TREATMENT.
>> RIGHT. GENTLEMEN, I WANT TO CONTINUE
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET THE INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN
FOR MEN THAT ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, WHERE THEY CAN GO TO
GET THIS INFORMATION. AND YOU CAN GO TO
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM, AGAIN, THAT'S WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/IGHECI.
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ICHECI. YOU CAN ALSO REGISTER ONLINE AT
WWW.EVENTS RIGHT.COM/EVENT/348087965.
NOW, THAT'S A LOT FOR YOU TO REMEMBER, BUT YOU CAN ALSO GIVE
ME A CALL AT MY OFFICE AT 757-683-8836.
757-683-8836. YOU CAN ELSE E-MAIL ME AT
TERRANCE.AFER.ANDERSON AT VDH.VIRGINIA.GOV AND MY NUMBER
IS ON THE SCREEN AGAIN. WE HAVE THREE MINUTES LEFT.
I'D LIKE FOR YOU, PLEASE, TO GIVE ME JUST SOME ANECDOTAL
REFERENCE. >> I WOULD SAY RIGHT NOW WE'RE
WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY OF SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA.
THANKS FOR A HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION GRANT AND WE'VE GIVEN
PEOPLE THE INFORMATION. WE DID THEIR A-1-Cs, DID THE
TESTS, PROVIDED EDUCATION, AND GAVE PEOPLE A PEDOMETER AND THAT
PEDOMETER HAS REALLY HELPED PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE, I'M NOT
WALKING VERY MUCH. AND SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A
PEDOMETER HAS GIVEN PEOPLE A TOOL THAT NOW THEY CAN USE TO
CHANGE THEIR NUMBERS AND SO THAT'S THE POWER OF EDUCATION
WHEN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER. >> FANTASTIC.
>> AND GIVE PEOPLE TOOLS AND THIS OPPORTUNITY IS INCREDIBLE.
AND I HOPE EVERYONE COMES AND TAKES PART IN THIS EVENT.
>> I'M SO VERY GLAD TO HAVE YOU INVOLVED AND THE AMERICAN
DIABETES ASSOCIATION. PHIL?
>> TERRANCE, I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE NEED TO BE
LEFT WITH IS UNDERSTANDING THAT SYMPOSIUMS LIKE THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO NOT ONLY EDUCATE, BUT AS CHARLIE HAS SAID, IT'S
IMPORTANT WE CONTINUE THIS DIALOGUE FROM ONE YEAR TO THE
NEXT AND THAT MEN SHARE THEIR PERSONAL STORIES BECAUSE I THINK
THAT WHEN MEN SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH SOMEONE ELSE, IT'S
CLOSE ENOUGH TO HOME THAT ALONG WITH THE EDUCATION AND THE
STORY, IT WILL GET GUYS TO START THINKING ABOUT, I NEED TO GET
SCREENED, I NEED TO CHANGE MY LIFESTYLE, I NEED TO GET SOME
FORM OF RECREATION, I NEED TO MAYBE LOOK AT MY EATING HABIT,
AND I THINK THAT FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT, WITH
THAT KIND OF CONTINUED DIALOGUE AND EFFORT, WE CAN MAKE SOME
GROUND. >> GENTLEMEN, I WANT TO THANK
YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR COMING ON THE SHOW TODAY.
THIS HAS BEEN AN HOUR-LONG SPECIAL EDITION AND THE EVENT
WE'RE DOING IN AUGUST DESERVES THIS KIND OF ATTENTION AND AS
SOON AS I CAN, I'M GOING TO PUT IT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE SO
EVERYBODY CAN COME TO THE PAGE AND SEE INFORMATION, GET
INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT. AND SEE WHY IT IS SO SO, SO VERY
IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO COME. CHARLIE HILL, THANK YOU SO VERY
MUCH. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> KEITH GREGORY, HAMPTON UNIVERSITY PROTON THERAPY
INSTITUTE. >> THANK YOU.
>> LAWRENCE LAMBERT WITH THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION.
>> THANK YOU. >> AND PHIL SMITH WITH
HEALTH-FIT-PERFORM-CO, ALSO REPRESENTING THE GREATER NORFOLK
MEDICAL SOCIETY AND THE NORFOLK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER.
GENTLEMEN, I TIP MY HAT TO YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING ON
BOARD. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US TODAY FOR THIS EDITION OF HEALTH WATCH.
REMEMBER YOU CAN WATCH ONLINE AT WWW.NORFOLK.GOV/TV-48/HEALTH
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