A collaborative study including Dr. John Luque, Dr. Levi Ross at Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Georgia Southern University and Dr. Clement Gwede at Moffitt Cancer Center authored a Qualitative Systematic Review of Barber-Administered Health Education, Promotion, Screening and Outreach Programs in African-American Communities in the Journal of Community Health. The barbershop has been portrayed as a culturally appropriate venue for reaching Black men with health information and preventive health screenings to overcome institutional and socio-cultural barriers.

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