April 14 is African American Prostate Awareness

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners proclaimed the day should be used to mobilize the black community to learn the health risks associated with poor prostate health. There are an estimated 20,000 people living with prostate cancer across the Triad, and 67 percent of African-American men diagnosed die from the curable disease.Guilford County is teaming up with the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute and the High Point-based Nia's Ark