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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA — The Lincoln University National Minority Male Health Project is sponsoring Project A.H.E.A.D. (Approaches to Healthy Exercise Activities and Diet): a free nutrition and fitness program for males, ages 10-14.
The camp will begin on June 28, 2010 and take place Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, for two consecutive weeks.
Offering a challenge in a fun environment, the camp involves obstacle courses, training, strength conditioning and boot camp drills. The goals of the camp are to increase knowledge of nutrition; foster healthier eating choices; introduce healthy exercise routines; educate on sports and exercise related injury prevention; and promote interest in health careers.
“At every age, men and boys die more often and earlier in life than women, and are at greater risk of serious chronic diseases,” said Project Director Shelly Johnson. “However, there tends to be very little health promotion and disease prevention interventions focusing specifically on men. Project A.H.E.A.D. is important because it is a disease prevention intervention addressing these concerns and improving men’s health.”
In the morning, participants will receive classroom instruction on nutrition and healthy eating habits. In the afternoon, following lunch, they will receive instruction on fitness and engage in various forms of physical activity.
The University will provide lunch and transportation to and from the camp. Bilingual instruction and materials will also be provided.
The National Minority Male Health Project (NMMHP) at Lincoln University is part of a consortium between Morehouse College, Wilberforce University, Morgan State University, and Bowie State University that delivers a comprehensive campus and community-based model program that addresses issues of health for male minorities, a population that has been distanced from health and wellness. The National Minority Male Health Project promotes a strategy that provides education and intervention activities to the male population at Lincoln University and the community surrounding the University.
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Lincoln University – founded in 1854 as the nation’s first Historically Black University – combines the best elements of a liberal arts and sciences-based undergraduate core curriculum and selected graduate programs to meet the needs of those living in a highly technological and global society. The University enrolls approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Internationally recognized for preparing learners and producing world-class leaders in their fields, Lincoln has created five academic Centers of Excellence-programs of distinctions. They are: Lincoln-Barnes Visual Arts, Grand Research Educational Awareness and Training (GREAT) for Minority Health, Mass Communications, Teacher Education and Urban Pedagogy and Business and Information Technology.