A checklist of things for Black men to screen for by age

BY LASHIEKA HUNTER, OCTOBER 18, 2016

Brothers, be honest. Do you go to the doctor regularly? You take care of your family; you take care of work matters, but what about yourself?

“Men aren’t judged by whether they are healthy; they are judged by whether they contribute financially to their households, pay child support and are active participants in their families and communities,” says Derek M. Griffith, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and health at Vanderbilt University’s Center for Research on Men’s Health. If they can do those things, they are unlikely to see a reason to go to a doctor, Griffith says.

But, Black men need to see a physician, regardless of whether they are feeling under the weather, he adds. “It is critical to try and develop a relationship with a doctor’s office or clinic because many health issues that are important can only be detected by looking at changes in health over time.”

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