Black Health and Wellness Focus of Black History Month Kickoff Event

Publish Date: March 23, 2022

Crafton Hills College kicked off Black History Month 2022 with a powerful opening event highlighting this year’s national theme for Black History Month is “Black Health and Wellness.” Participants watched a recorded rendition of“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a ballad widely known as the U.S. black national anthem and discussed its importance to the Black community and American society as a whole.

Crafton Health and Wellness Center’s very own Nurse Practitioner Gilbert Agyemang- Boakye led an insightful presentation on topics of black health and wellness while acknowledging racial healthcare disparities. Agyemang-Boakye began the presentation by sharing experiences from his upbringing in Ghana and suggesting possible causes for the disproportionate health inequalities that impact African Americans.

Agyemang-Boakye conveyed his optimism in paving a way forward using a holistic health approach that encompasses mental, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual health. Agyemang-Boakye provided a list of resources available to staff, faculty, and students at the Crafton Health and Wellness Center that promote health equity and racial justice in the healthcare field.