Sherri Shepherd, Charlie Wilson, Dick Gregory, Norm Nixon

To Join Dr. Bill J. Releford for the

2^nd Annual African American Men's Health

                                                & Empowerment Summit

On Saturday, February 27, 2010

 

Diabetic Amputation Prevention (DAP) Foundation

                    2^nd Annual African American Men's Health & Empowerment Summit

Featuring Free Screenings, Workshops, Entertainment and More in Effort to Heighten Health Awareness Among African American Men

 

The Annual African American Men's Health & Empowerment Summit is yet another in Dr. Releford's ongoing efforts to bring into focus the serious elements that contribute to the perpetuating health care disparities in African American men.  With over 1500 men participating in health screenings for diabetes and hypertension at his recent  Los Angeles Initiative of the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program, the Summit will extend that effort, expanding the focus to cancer, dental, vision, HIV/AIDS prevention, health care disparities, education and employment issues.

"As we celebrate the historic victory of President  Barack      Obama, we must remind ourselves that if current conditions prevail, we will continue to lose thousands of Baracks to a host of preventable medical maladies. The Annual African American Men's Health & Empowerment Summit is designed specifically for men," explains Dr. Releford. "We want them all to come out on Saturday and participate in this free event.  The statistics are not good for us, but by increasing an awareness of the issues, we can make things better.  The Summit will offer much needed educational opportunities for early detection and intervention."

About Dr. Bill Releford

Dr. Bill Releford began private practice in 1990 and started the Diabetic Foot Institute, a facility dedicated exclusively to the reduction of diabetes-related amputations in high-risk populations. Most patients were oblivious to the standard of care that should be expected during the occurrence of a diabetic foot complication or the unfortunate recommendation for lower-extremity amputation. Dr. Releford's personal and professional mission is to create innovative ways to decrease diabetes-related amputations. "Five Colors To Better Health" is his new book dedicated to a clear understanding of how eating a variety of colors can reduce your risk of diabetes and high blood pressure as well as other chronic diseases.  Visit with him at http://www.5ColorsADay.com.  

About the Diabetic Amputation Prevention (DAP) Foundation

The DAP Foundation's mission is to help decrease the diabetes-related amputation rate among high risk populations around the world and address the escalating number of individuals with undetected cardiovascular disease. The DAP Foundation's African American Men's Outreach Program seeks to partner with community groups and organizations to reduce the incidence of health conditions that adversely affect African American males by utilizing education, prevention and early detection through screening activities. DAP's efforts have already been successfully duplicated in other metropolitan areas, such as Oakland, Chicago, Harlem, St. Louis, Kansas City, Atlanta and New Orleans.

Dr. Releford has also just recently returned from Haiti and has launched the Haiti Limb Preservation Project to assist in preventing amputations on the survivors of the earthquake.  "As a podiatric surgeon, specializing for the past 20 years in limb preservation and preventing amputations, it was hard to continue to watch the devastation in Haiti without getting involved," cites Dr. Releford. "This is at the core mission of the Diabetic Amputation Prevention Foundation (DAP), which is to decrease amputations in high risk populations around the world."  The DAP Foundation has projects in Ghana, Uganda, Gabon, Fiji, as well as Brazil.  Review the compelling video footage of Dr. Releford's Haiti travels at