“More Healthy Days” Barbershop and Beauty Parlor Tour to Combat Minority Health Disparities in Kansas City

Certain health conditions— including diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke— are not only more common among African Americans than other populations, but they are also more fatal, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In an effort to combat this health disparity on a local level, a new health initiative by the Black Health Care Coalition of Kansas City in partnership with leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. will offer medical care to Kansas City residents in unlikely places – neighborhood barber shops and beauty parlors. Read the press release here.