Show: October 3, 2010:
- Health Outreach at the Barber Shop
- Training Barbers in Healthcare Outreach
- Magic Mushrooms for Late-Stage Cancer Patients
- Universal Flu Shots
- WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic Over
- Studying Humanities and Medicine
- Preventing Physician Burnout
- View all topics for the week
Training Barbers in Healthcare Outreach
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Interview: Lora Ann Bray, manager, Community Partnerships, Education and Training, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health’s Center for Minority Health
Joining Barbara Lewis to discuss this unique barber shop outreach effort is Lora Ann Bray, manager of Community Partnerships, Education and Training at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health’s Center for Minority Health.
Ms. Bray explains how the kinds of medical treatments barber shop patrons might get, and how participating barbers and stylists are trained as healthcare advocates.
Additional Resources:
- Be sure to listen to the complementary Sound Medicine story about Bat's Barbershop.
- Read more on the Health Advocates in Reach project at the University of Pittsburgh.







