Two special programs for Minority Health Month in April have been announced.
The men's health breakfast will be held April 21 at 9 a.m. at Mount Carmel Community Baptist Church, 708 N. Fifth St., Steubenville.
The guest speaker will be Dr. Kurt Bollings.
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Involved in the planning for the screening are, from left, seated, Judy Manfred, president of the Women in Action Against Cancer Coalition; Sharon Kirtdoll, Urban Mission/Neighborhood Community Development Center; Lynn Barbe, director of radiation oncology; and standing, Dr. John Hyland; and Keith Murdock, director of community relations and development, Trinity Health System.
-- Janice R. Kiaski
The breakfast is open to all men with no charge to attend. It is funded by the American Cancer Society, Vinson House of Mortuary, Williams Gregory Martin Funeral Home and Urban Mission Ministries Inc.
The breakfast will be a time of fellowship, food, "important information and a candid discussion on men's health," according to a promotional flyer.
There also will be a free prostate cancer screening on April 24 at the Tony Teramana Cancer Center, 4000 Johnson Road, Steubenville, with participants asked to arrive between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
The screening includes a blood test and physical examination with the testing free and available to all men over the age of 30.
Dr. Hardev S. Parihar, Dr. John Hyland and Dr. Dominic Ferrera will be performing the physical exams.
For information or to register, call (740) 282-8010 or (740) 264-8700.
The cancer screening is funded by Women In Action Against Cancer Coalition and sponsored by Urban Mission and the Neighborhood Community Development Center, organizers of both programs.
