Minority Health and Health Equity Archive

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    CUT, STYLED & INFORMED; AT BLACK BARBERSHOPS AND BEAUTY SALONS, IT WAS A DAY FOR HEALTH ADVICE
    (2004) Massie, Michelle K
    Minnie Miller spoke freely to the man standing beside her about the preponderance of high blood pressure in her family. She also inquired about heart disease. But Miller was not talking to her doctor. Instead, she shared her concerns with her barber. Miller was among many customers around the city yesterday who not only received haircuts and styles from their barbers, but health advice and information too, as a part of the third annual "Take a Health Professional to the People Day" sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Center for Minority Health.
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    Take a Health Professional to the People Day
    (2004) Massie, Michelle K
    McGriff's ordeal led Lipscomb to have his blood pressure checked. The screening revealed heart disease and eventually led to bypass surgery. For the past year, the Center for Minority Health has conducted training for many of the barbershop and salon operators and staff, such as Lipscomb and his barbers, so they can act as lay health mentors or guides. They also answer health-related questions and distribute literature, advise people where to turn for answers, and encourage customers to take preventive steps such as scheduling regular appointments and screenings with doctors. "Sometimes barbers act as doctors, psychologists, counselors, role models, students and teachers," said Kevin Andrews, owner of Bat's Barbershop in East Liberty. "We can learn a lot from our customers and hopefully they can learn something from us."