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Pepe, Margaret V. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1989
Offering hypertension screening within the Black community in a convenient, nonthreatening environment can aid in reduction of morbidity and mortality attributable to high blood pressure in Black men. This article describes a successful pilot program which used volunteer barbers to perform on-site hypertension screening for their customers. (IAH)
Descriptors: Adults, Barbers, Blacks, Health Programs

Hendricks, Leo E.; Solomon, Annette M. – Urban League Review, 1989
Suggests nontraditional outreach techniques for use by human services professionals working with urban African-American adolescent fathers. Utilizes data from a cross-sectional study of 133 recent, first-time, unmarried adolescent fathers. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Counseling Techniques, Cross Sectional Studies