ERIC Number: EJ404555
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Minority Barbers Screen Customers for Hypertension.
Pepe, Margaret V.
Health Education (Washington D.C.), v20 n7 p10-12 Dec 1989
Offering hypertension screening within the Black community in a convenient, nonthreatening environment can aid in reduction of morbidity and mortality attributable to high blood pressure in Black men. This article describes a successful pilot program which used volunteer barbers to perform on-site hypertension screening for their customers. (IAH)
Descriptors: Adults, Barbers, Blacks, Health Programs, Health Promotion, Hypertension, Males, Outreach Programs, Pilot Projects, Public Health, Screening Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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