There are some eighteen million African American men in the United States, and as a group they have some of the worst health indicators of any racial or ethnic group, male or female. But John Gregory, the founder of the National Center for Urban Solutions in Columbus, Ohio, is trying to do something about that.

According to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, African American men have the lowest life expectancy and the highest death rate of any racial or ethnic group in the country. They have far higher death rates from prostate cancer, and aside from mortality rates are more likely to develop arthritis than are white men. They have higher rates of hospital admissions for diabetes and its complications, as well as hypertension and angina.

John Gregory Ohio says that it does not have to be this way. He is the Founder and CEO of the National Center for Urban Solutions and the African American Male Wellness Walk Initiative, which is now going into its eleventh year. The Wellness Walk has provided thousands of free health screenings for African American men throughout the state of Ohio. The Walk Initiative has made a difference for countless men, and has saved hundreds of lives through its awareness, screening, prevention and follow-ups.

John Gregory says that the overall health and wellness of the African American community depends on having healthy men. The statistics speak for themselves: far too many black men are dying from preventable diseases. This simple and irrefutable fact is what drives the mission of the African American Male Wellness Walk in Ohio and in other cities across the United States. John Gregory says that it is the responsibility of the African American community to raise awareness and educate, and to guide its men to avenues of better health and long lives. Healthy men, he says, make for healthy families.

John Gregory is a solutions-oriented man who works cooperatively with healthcare providers, community health organizations, businesses and governmental agencies to organize the Walk, and to improve the health, and the lives, of African American men.

This year's wellness walk is set for Saturday, August 8th, 2015

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