Prostate cancer education is heading into Black barbershops through Case Western Reserve University program
Posted May 11, 2021
“Prostate cancer is big in our community,” says Urban Kutz Barbershops owner Waverly Willis, a member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Community Advisory Board. Willis is part of a CWRU program that aims to educate Black men about prostate cancer by making information available in barbershops.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio In the African American community, barbershops are spaces where men shoot the breeze, hang with friends and get a trim. Thanks to a new Case Western Reserve University program, it’s where they’ll be able to learn about prostate cancer by year’s end.
WCPN Urban Kutz owner Waverly Willis says his shop can provide a sense of trust and comfort that doctor s offices sometimes cannot.
Barbershops are often seen as places for haircuts, beard trims and exchanges of verbal jabs, but Urban Kutz Barbershop on Detroit Ave. in Cleveland became a place to get a COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.
To make COVID-19 vaccines more accessible, the Cleveland Department of Public Health is piloting a project to offer vaccinations in businesses. The department s first partner in the project is Urban Kutz. 1 of 4 Urban Kutz hosted a vaccination clinic Saturday at its Detroit Ave. location. Next Saturday, May 15, it plans another at its Pearl Road barber shop.