ShelbyCares campaign encourages men to take charge of their health
“Men and women equally struggle in our community with obesity and its consequences: high blood pressure diabetes,” said University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Dr. Jim Bailey (middle) at a press conference announcing a partnership between Mayor Lee Harris’ Office of Innovation and 100 Black Men of Memphis to get men engaged in healthy habits on Monday, May 3. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Through the ShelbyCares Neighborhood Health Club program, more than 5,300 people have signed up for free workouts at neighborhood gyms, but more than 80% of them are women.
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ShelbyCares men's health 100 Black Men of Memphis Danielle Inez Dr. Jim BaileyAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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