SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — East Hill Medical Center hosted a Men’s Health Panel Discussion at the Auburn Public Theater on Monday, offering insights and guidance on various aspects of men’s well-being.
This event aimed to provide a platform for men in the community to engage with medical experts and address important health concerns. With a diverse panel comprising specialists from East Hill Medical Center, attendees engaged in discussions on a wide range of topics crucial to men’s health.
The focus of the panel was to specifically provide dialogue for Black men and come up with ways to ensure that all men of color are doing their part to adequately monitor their health.
Ted Freeman, a speaker on the panel, is passionate about being a part of the push to make sure that Black men are breaking the stigma around their health.
“You don’t have to be tough to make sure you’re healthy, the problem is, most of us grew up in a household where as men, we had to be tough. Unfortunately, that kind upbringing has made it hard for men all over to speak up about their health,” said Freeman.
The panel was an open dialogue, allowing members of the community to voice other ways in which men can make their own health a priority.
From preventative measures and early detection strategies to treatment options and lifestyle interventions, the panelists provided life lessons and tips tailored to the specific needs of men.
NCC News Reporter Justin Wilson: JUNE SERVES AS MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH MONTH.
EAST HILL MEDICAL CENTER AT THE AUBURN PUBLIC THEATRE IS DOING THEIR PART TO SPREAD KNOWLEDGE ON NOT ONLY MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH, BUT THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH AS WELL.
THEY PUT ON A MEN’S HEALTH CLINIC FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GATHER AND DISCUSS BETTER WAYS TO ADDRESS MEN’S HEALTH.
THE TARGET FOCUS OF THE PANEL WAS REACHING BLACK MEN AND OTHER MEN OF COLOR AS WELL.
THESE PANELS SERVE AS A WAY TO SHED LIGHT ON THE DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE THAT MEN OF COLOR FACE.
MEMBERS ON THE PANEL ADDRESSED THESE ISSUES WHILE SHARING STORIES OF THEIR OWN HEALTH JOURNEYS.
Panel Speaker Ted Freeman: I had a five inch saddle pulmonary embolism, below my heart. Blocking all blood going to either lungs.
Justin Wilson: I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO TED FREEMAN, ONE OF THE MAIN PANEL SPEAKERS AT THE EVENT, ABOUT THE REASON HE MAKES SURE THIS KIND OF INFORMATION REACHES BLACK MEN
Ted Freeman: I do this because I don’t want Black men, to become DODO Birds
Justin Wilson: MR. FREEMAN ALSO UNDERSTAND’S THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING YOUNG MEN ABOUT THEIR HEALTH.
Ted Freeman: we have such big gaps between our generations and this need to always prove ourselves, there is nothing a young black mans got to prove to me, its about what I can share with him.
Justin Wilson: IT’S COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIKE MR. FREEMAN, THAT ARE DOING THEIR PART TO ENSURE THAT MEN OF CENTRAL NEW YORK CONTINUE TO LIVE LONG, HAPPY AND HEALTHY LIVES.
