Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program

A network of health care outreach professionals in black owned barbershops throughout the United States. The goal is to use a cultural setting, conducive of trust and interaction (the barbershop) to also be a place where black males can actively learn how to prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease, show to disproportionately affect the black male population.

Welcome to the official site of The Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program. Addressing healthcare disparities and cardiovascular disease in African American men is critical and will require creativity, innovation and hard work. Because African American men are disproportionately affected by diabetes and hypertension more than any other ethnic group, creative and innovative outreach is critical. Our goal is to facilitate education, early detection and referral to the appropriate healthcare partner in the cities where we are present. By screening African American men for both diabetes and hypertension in various barbershops around the country, we will save lives and address health care disparities from within our communities.