Motivational Speaker Ed Sykes Inspires Audience at American Cancer Society’s African American Men’s Health Forum to Take Control of Their Health

Virginia Beach, VA, September 16, 2007—Motivational speaker Ed Sykes spoke at the American Cancer Society’s second annual African American Men’s Health Forum (AAMHF) on June 16^th at the Murray Center in Norfolk, VA.

The goal of the AAMHF conference was the following:

1.      Have health experts share important health, cancer, and prevention information to men in the African American community.

2.      Provide health screenings and results to conference participants so that they can make the right health choices.

3.      Provide an opportunity for participants to network with others in their communities and share health information.

  The conference participants also enjoyed a complimentary banquet lunch.

          Various doctors specializing in African American Health discussed the alarmingly high rate of prostate cancer, colon cancer, and hypertension among African American men and how to take the steps to decrease the occurrence of these illnesses and lead a healthy lifestyle.  After the doctors spoke, motivational speaker Ed Sykes inspired the audience to make a difference in their lives.  “Part of taking control of your health is acquiring accurate health information on an ongoing basis and taking the correct actions,” said Ed Sykes.  “Of the one hundred men who took the PSA screening for Prostate Cancer at the AAMHF, twelve men came back with abnormally high readings and we were able to direct these men to the appropriate health resource to obtain additional help and possibly save lives.”

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