African American Health - Chronic Pain

Hello Dr. Burke,

I hope that you are not a doctor as the Black American nurse was involved in the study of syphilis conducted on the Black men in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Should you not be concerned about what is most killing to Black Americans rather than chronic pain? For instance, strokes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc.?

Tell me what you think.

Thanks for your comment. FYI - I designed the American Cancer Society's African American Men's Health Forum that provides health information and screenings for thousands of African American Males in six cities in the southeastern United States.

I am an active Ambassador for the American Heart Association's Power to End Stroke Campaign. I also Direct a statewide African American Health & Wellness program in Virginia and am I just launched a statewide Diabetes management program in July of this year.

We don't have the privilege of dealing with everything to the same degree at the same time. Each of these health conditions requires attention if we are to make improvements over time. Also, The Tuskegee Study was unfortunate, but I do know that there are many new laws to protect subjects (I serve on the study review board for Virginia). I also know that African Americans often do not get as much benefits from medications (old and new) and other therapies because the drug on tested primarily non-African Americans.

By the way, I am a Health Director, nonprofit professional, Diversity Consultant and minister. My earned Doctorate is in Ministry - specifically community based programming to provide much needed services and programs in church and community.

Hello Mr. Burke,

While what you are doing is honorable for Black Americans since we are the most under treated people, do you believe that you could make any significant progress while Black Americans are under the jurisdiction of White America?

No one has ever been successful across-the-board to do anything for Black Americans, am I right. Consequentially, any person that could do anything positive for Black Americans would be a person similar to Moses since Black Americans are similar to the children of Israel.

Have I made any sense with you?

Tell me what you think.

Typical Harry Watley...always going into a subject that is so far off the topic.

What does Moses and Isreal have to do with what our brother is talking about?