WHO: The Global Wellness Project is a team of concerned professionals from film, television, fitness and medicine that have decided to tithe our talents and pool our resources to bring an end to health disparities in our community.
WHAT: Our primary goal is to improve health and health care outcomes for racial and ethnic minority communities by utilizing film, television and new media to educate, motivate and promote healthy behaviors which will in turn save lives. We will promote policies, programs, and practices that address health, social, economic, environmental and other factors which impact health.
WHY: Minorities experience higher rates of illness and death from health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, specific cancers, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, asthma, hepatitis B, and obesity.
HOW:We will produce educational and engaging films, television programming, and web-series designed to influence lifestyle choices and promote health and wellness awareness. In addition, we will create interactive internet based applications for social media and cell phone dissemination.
The Global Wellness Project (GWP), a non-profit media company with a mandate to develop health education tools across multi-media platforms, recently announced plans to produce a four-part series of documentaries focusing on the health of Black men. The series, State of Emergency: Tackling Black Men’s Health, is the brainchild of GWP Founder Angela de Joseph, who is producing the film in response to the alarming statistics pertaining to the health issues plaguing African American men nationwide. Statistics show the average Black man is dying at a higher rate and has a life expectancy of 7.1 years less than his white, Asian and Latino counterparts. According to the CDC, findings on African American men: 39% have hypertension; 37% are obese; 30% are more likely to die from heart disease; 14.7% have diabetes; there is a 59% higher incidence of prostate cancer; and are 5 times more likely to die of HIV/AIDS. For the series, de Joseph interviewed a number of Black men who survived heart attacks, diabetes, HIV and prostate cancer, the four major health issues plaguing Black men. De Joseph is near completion on the first installment, which will concentrate on heart disease. She also spoke to men concerning why they are reluctant to get regular checkups.
To learn more about the Global Wellness Project and their latest State of Emergency initiative visit www.globalwellnessproject.org.
Great effort in educating the public of the issues we have within Black Men’s Health! Sponors and Investors needed to continue this great work!
Hello Angela,
Your doing a great work, As a black man and a black superhero I appreciate all you do to help find solutions to this growing problem.
DangerMan
IT’S ABOUT TIME…SOMEBODY IS BRINGING ATTENTION TO THIS !
THANK YOU…WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT !
Being able to work with Angela and Lena on this worthwhile project and bringing attention to what is such a great cause to support the prevention and awareness. A wonderful article in helping us to bring attention to this very urgent matter.
Thanks for bringing in new folks to this important issue Angela! I support your efforts 100%! We need to keep this conversation alive until the disparities are gone.
Angela,
Your drive and dedication will hopefully get the message to black men that there is power with knowledge and early detection with health issues. Keep up the good work !!!
Angela, so important and so needed. Thank you to taking on such a monumental subject. Health care needs often get shoved to the bottom of the list until an emergency happens. A little knowledge will go a long way.
Great job, Angela!
This project is great exposure on black mens health. Alot of men & people in general are not educated on health issues that they could have had control over without drug medication. By exposing this issue by film, and documentaries its a wake up call to alot of viewers. So you kill two birds with one stone : Men watch it on T.V or film, & never to old to get educated. Outstanding Angela !
I love to hear the greatness this topic will do in their lives !
This is what our black brothers need to see! keep up the good work.
The Global Wellness Project featuring the documentary “State of Emergency: Tackling Black Men’s Health winning the Black Celebrity Giving award is proof how important it is to reach our goals of saving Black Men’s lives! Congratulations!!!