CLEVELAND — MetroHealth System will hold its Men's Health Fair at two locations in the Cleveland area this year, which will offer health screenings, education and career resources at no cost.

What You Need To Know

  • The Men's Health Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at the Alex B. Johnson Center at the Metropolitan Campus of Cuyahoga Community College, as well as the Cleveland Heights Medical Center

  • MetroHealth said while walk-ins are welcome, registration is encouraged

  • This year's fair will focus on cholesterol, diabetes, digestive health, glaucoma and vision, heart health, high blood pressure, kidney health, oral health, prostate health, prostate cancer, urinary tract health, behavioral health and more

The Men's Health Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at the Alex B. Johnson Center at the Metropolitan Campus of Cuyahoga Community College, as well as the Cleveland Heights Medical Center. 

MetroHealth said while walk-ins are welcome, registration is encouraged. 

This year's fair will focus on cholesterol, diabetes, digestive health, glaucoma and vision, heart health, high blood pressure, kidney health, oral health, prostate health, prostate cancer, urinary tract health, behavioral health and more. 

“Every year, this event saves lives,” said Dr. Charles Modlin, the health fair’s founder, a practicing urologist and MetroHealth’s vice president and chief health equity officer. “Sometimes men struggle with putting their health first, but our message to all men is that your health matters. Every person – regardless of their skin color, where they live or their economic circumstances – deserves a chance at a long, healthy life.”

Last year's Men's Health Fair found that 37% of those screened had high cholesterol, 76% had high blood sugar levels and 13% had abnormal PSA levels, which indicates an elevated risk of prostate cancer, according to MetroHealth. 

The goal of the Men's Health Fair, according to MetroHealth, is expand health care access, advance health equity and eliminate gaps in health expectancies. MetroHealth said research shows people of color — including African American, Hispanic, Native American and other populations — have worse health outcomes, particularly in heart disease, asthma, diabetes, mental illness and much more. 

“We are on a mission to end inequality in health care,” MetroHealth President and CEO Airica Steed. "We are committed to doing more than putting a dent in health care disparities. We intend to eradicate them. We have a responsibility to ensure our communities our seen and our communities are heard.”

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