The primary mission is one of education and advocacy.  ​​

 

The success of the Action Team is rooted in the critical element of engaging African-American leaders to direct the design of outreach and education services for the community.  This approach has proven successful for developing culturally appropriate interventions and activities.  It has also created a model wherein Action Team members are viewed as “brothers” in the fight to improve the health of other African-American men and men of color.

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The Action Team has established the following organizational goals:

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• Educate minority men and their families about prostate cancer.

• Ensure access to care for minority men who need to be screened for prostate cancer.

• Promote statewide access (both rural and urban) to care for minority men who need to be screened for prostate cancer.

• Provide vehicles of support for men diagnosed with prostate cancer; with a particular focus on African-American men and men of color.

• Advocate for state, local and federal funds for minority prostate cancer research.

• Build a network of organizations, agencies and leaders to make prostate cancer a state and national priority.

• Increase awareness of prostate cancer among African American women in North Carolina.

• Establish a network of prostate cancer organizations that address the disparate impact of prostate cancer.Action Team members routinely conduct/facilitate outreach activities throughout North Carolina. Community venues include events targeting minority communities:

  • African American Male Summit

  • Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament

  • 100 Black Men of Eastern Wake County Annual Health Fair