the naamwi national african american male wellness walk agency

The National African American Male Wellness Initiative (AAWALK) is a 501(c)3 organization established in 2004 to begin the process of empowering men to understand through prevention one can live longer. The awareness campaign is the largest Wellness Initiative of its kind in Central Ohio and has expanded to Mahoning Valley, Toledo, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. The Wellness Initiative has provided thousands of residents free Health Screenings across the state of Ohio, resulting in recognition from President Obama and also by having August declared as African American Male Wellness Month by Governor John Kasich. Because our event is entering the 15th year, we have increased community participation to over 50,000 Nationally (Est. 25,000 the Columbus Metropolitan area this year). With this effort we have screened over 2000 men (nearly 1000 here in Columbus) and impacted countless families through health awareness and education. The areas most influential people have echoed our mantra, Know Your Numbers throughout Central Ohio. By empowering residents of the area with education about their physical heath, mental health and financial health, our goal is to help position the patriarch as a healthy, significant, stable and successful component of the American family. Join The Movement! aawalk.org Save the Date, Save a Life Washington DC - August 4th, 2018 Cleveland OH - August 4th, 2018 Columbus OH - August 11th, 2018 Mahoning Valley/ Youngstown - August 11th, 2018 Toledo OH - August 18th, 2018 Akron OH - August 18th, 2018 Renton WA - September 1st, 2018 Atlanta GA - September 15th, 2018 New Orleans LA - September 29th, 2018 Cincinnati OH - October 6th, 2018 Questions? Ask Luke (https://www.linkedin.com/in/narahari-luke-76908811b)