BE THE BETTER MAN
FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
TACKLING MEN'S HEALTH
Our mission is to educate the African American community about health concerns disproportionately affecting Black men. We work to promote healthier lifestyle choices including routine doctor visits, better eating habits and regular exercise.
A health disparity is a gap in the quality of health and health care across racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and socioeconomic groups. For example: African Americans are 1.8 times more likely to have diabetes as non-hispanic whites.
The #BetheBetterMan campaign identifies these gaps and creates community awareness surrounding them. This year we're focusing on four particuluar diseases that adversely affect male health in the African American community. (Enlarge the pictures for full descriptions)
Mission
What Health Disparities Really Mean
 Prostate CancerBlack men are 60% more likely than white men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, and are more than twice as likely to die from the disease. Black men are also diagnosed at a younger age (about 3 years younger on average) and are more likely to have "high grade" tumors - the kind of tumors that grow rapidly, spread to other parts of the body, and often cause death. |  Heart DiseaseHeart disease is the number 1 killer for ALL Americans but nearly 44% of African American men have some type of cardiovascular disease. |  Diabetes4.9 million, or 18.7 percent of ALL African Americans aged 20 years or older have diabetes. |
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 ObesityIn 2011, African Americans were 1.5 times as likely to be obese as Non- Hispanic Whites. |
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Welcome to the
#BetheBetterMan 2014 Campaign Headquarters!
If you want to have fun, you're in the right place! If you want to make a difference, you're in the right place! Maybe you've been following us on Twitter/Instagram this past month getting all the facts on heart disease, diabetes, obesity and prostate cancer! If you haven't, what are you waiting for? Use the hashtag: #BetheBetterMan to CATCH UP!
March 1st begins another month of our informative initiative. We'll be posting food tips and challenges to get your body right for this game, for the summertime and for YOUR LIFE!
HELP US TACKLE MEN'S HEALTH!!!