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Members
The Hon. G.K. Butterfield
The Hon. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
The Hon. Corrine Brown
The Hon. Julia Carson
The Hon. Donna Christian-Christensen
The Hon. Yvette Clarke
The Hon. William Lacy Clay, Jr.
The Hon. Emanuel Cleaver II

The Hon. James E. Clyburn
The Hon. John Conyers, Jr.
The Hon. Elijah E. Cummings
The Hon. Artur Davis
The Hon. Danny K. Davis
The Hon. Keith Ellison
The Hon. Chaka Fattah
The Hon. Al Green
The Hon. Alcee L. Hastings
The Hon. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
The Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee
The Hon. William J. Jefferson
The Hon. Hank Johnson
The Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson

The Hon. Stephanie Tubbs Jones
The Hon. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
The Hon. Barbara Lee
The Hon. John Lewis
The Hon. Kendrick B. Meek
The Hon. Gregory W. Meeks
The Hon. Juanita Millender-McDonald
The Hon. Gwendolynne Moore
The Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton
The Hon. Barack Obama
The Hon. Donald M. Payne
The Hon. Charles B. Rangel
The Hon. Bobby L. Rush
The Hon. David Scott
The Hon. Robert C. Scott
The Hon. Bennie Thompson
The Hon. Edolphus Towns
The Hon. Maxine Waters
The Hon. Diane E. Watson
The Hon. Melvin L. Watt
The Hon. Albert Russell Wynn


2007 Congressional Black Caucus
Spring Health Braintrust


The State of Health and Wellness of the
African American Male:
America’s Under-Addressed Health Crisis”
--- Washington, D.C.

 

Spring Health Braintrust Panels

Panel Two
The State of Health and Wellness of the African American Male:
America’s Under-Addressed Health Crisis

This panel explores how the health and wellness of the African American male affects women, families and communities..

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Minister John Maginley, Antigua and Barbuda and Congresswoman Donna Christensen
 

Photo by Shanna O'Reilly
Moderator:
Dr. Marjorie Innocent
 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.
 
 


Dr. Henrie Treadwell
Community Voices at
Morehouse School of Medicine


Andrea King Collier
Author, The Black Woman’s Guide to Black Men’s Health

Dr. Henrie Treadwell, Community Voices at Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Treadwell will explore how the health and wellness of the African American male – throughout the continuum of life – affects the African American community and African American families.

Community Voices: Health Care for the Underserved, Morehouse School of Medicine.

Andrea King Collier, Author, The Black Woman’s Guide to Black Men’s Health. Ms. Collier will explore the impact of poor health status among African-American males and the impact on African-American women and girls. Additionally, Ms. Collier will explore the critically important role that African-American women play in the health and wellness of the African-American male..
   

Ayanna Najuma

Ayanna Najuma of Retirement Living Television. Ms. Najuma will discuss how the poor health of African American males affects the development, lives and life opportunities of young females and males, and the “real world” impact that this ha s on African-American families.

 


Panel 3:
The Social Determinants of the African American Male's Health, Wellness and Life Opportunities: Saving Our Young and Aging Black Men.

This panel includes presenters who highlight and explore the social determinants of health which have a disproportionate - and often detrimental - impact on the health, wellness and life opportunities of the African American male.

  • Dr. Brian Smedley, The Opportunity Agenda.
  • Dr. Natasha Williams, Community Voices at the Morehouse School of Medicine.
  • Dr. C. Debra Furr-Holden, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation.
  • Karyne Jones, The National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.
  • Douglas Lomax. Boston Municipal Court

Click Here to View Panel III

**Special Presentation: "Health, Wellness and Life Opportunities of the African-American Male" Congressman Elijah Cummings

 
 


Panel 4:
If Not Now, When?: Bringing the Health and Wellness of the African American Male to the Social and Political Forefront

This panel includes faith leaders, political leaders, social justice advocates, civil rights leaders, health care providers, researchers, education professionals, and criminal justice experts - to discuss strategies to ensure that the health and wellness of the African American male are brought to the forefront of the nation's social and political landscape.

  • Dr. Gail Christopher, The Health Policy Institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
  • Dr. Kahil Johnson (invited), featured in the AspiringDocs.Org campaign
  • Pernessa C. Seele, The Balm In Gilead, Inc.
  • Israel Cason, I Can't; We Can
  • Dr. Jay Chunn, National Center for Health Behavioral Change, Morgan State University.
  • Dr. Elsie Scott, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.
  • Dr. Caswell Evans (invited), American Dental Education Association Dr. Albert Morris, National Medical Association
  • Dr. Laurence Jackson, Progressive Life Center .

Click Here to View Panel IV
 
   


Keynote Address
The Potential of and Issues Confronting the African American Male
by Dr. Jean Bonhomme Founder and President of the National Black Men’s Health Network.

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Keynote Address
The Potential of and Issues Confronting the African American Male


Dr. Jean Bonhomme
Founder and President of the National Black Men’s Health Network


2007 Spring CBC Health Braintrust Leadership Awards Luncheon
Awards recognize Members of Congress, congressional staff and individuals who have shown unparalleled leadership in addressing health and wellness the issues.

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2007 Spring CBC Health Braintrust Leadership Award
This award recognizes a Member of Congress who has shown unparalleled leadership in addressing the issues affecting the health, wellness and life opportunities of African-American males.

Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
 

2007 Spring CBC Health Braintrust Congressional Staff Leadership Awards.
This award recognizes congressional staff members who have demonstrated a commitment to, and leadership and expertise around health disparity elimination, health policy and the pursuit of health equity.

Congressional Staff Honorees

Rick Blake, Senior Health Advisor
Office of Congressman Edolphus Towns

Daniel E. Dawes, 2007 Louis Stokes Health Policy Fellow
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Virgil Miller, 2007 Louis Stokes Health Policy Fellow
House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Louis Stokes Health Policy Fellows
 

2007 Spring CBC Health Braintrust Advocacy Leadership Awards
Award recognizes incredible individuals who have demonstrated exceptional work researching, raising awareness about and advocating for the health, well being and life opportunities of the African American male.



The Honorable Ronald V. Dellums
Mayor, Oakland, California

 

Dr. Gail Christopher
Health Policy Institute at the
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
 

Dr. Henrie Treadwell
Community Voices at the Morehouse School of Medicine
 

Andrea King Collier and Dr. Willarda Edwards, Authors
The Black Woman’s Guide to Black Men’s Health
 
Mary Otto, Washington Post Staff Writer and author of
“For Want of a Dentist: Prince George’s Boy Dies After Bacteria From Tooth”
 
Darryl Fears, Washington Post National Reporter
 
 
 
For more information, call Office of Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen, Chair, CBC Health Braintrust, at 202-225-1790
 
 

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