HEALTH & WELLNESS
“ ... JOHNSON & JOHNSON INNOVATIVE MEDICINE AND KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INC. HAVE LAUNCHED THE “ARE YOU OK?” CAMPAIGN. THIS LIFE SAVING INITIATIVE IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL, SOCIAL, MORAL, PHYSICAL, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF FRATERNITY MEMBERS, THEIR FAMILIES ...”
quarterly basis focusing on practical health edu- cation, lifestyle changes, and preventive care. The virtual events featured a Johnson and Johnson moderator along with the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. The topics of the past webinars were “Access to Primary Care,” “Echoes of the Past: Understanding PTSD,” “Your Heart, Your Health: Building a Stronger Future,” and “Healthy Eat- ing-Nourish to Flourish: Eating Well for a Healthier You.” Each one of the webi- nars featured and average attendance of 350. Each webinar has been designed to address stigmas surrounding each topic and provide resources to combat chronic illnesses, fears, and lack of knowl- edge. The campaign has empowered participants to take proactive steps toward better health. Importantly,
Brother William Whyte and Brother Dr London Wills. The purpose of the tool kit was developed to advocate for Kappa Alpha Psi and its members the importance of prioritizing their health and wellness. As well as being used as a guide to host the “Are You Ok” events throughout the 12 Provinces within the frater- nity. This toolkit would aid in capturing the data along with how to set up panel discussion and recaps. It would outline a run of show, sample questions, as well as suggested talking points. During the 2024 Province Council season 3 Provinces were funded for activities. Those Province were the Northeastern, Southern, and East Central. During our C Rodger Wilson Leadership confer- ence season, data from the 12 Provinces was collected from 1,708 brothers broken out from ages 18 – 65 plus
From left: Antonio Martez, National Vice Chairman for Health and Wellness, Grand Polemarch Jimmy McMikle, and Dr. London Wills, of Johnson & Johnson.
the initiative has cultivated a culture of openness and accountability, encouraging members to check in on one another. In addition to the webi- nars, in person trainings and panel discussions during Province Councils and C Rodger Wilson Leadership Conferences both have been vital events to engage and collect important needed data to measure the pro- grams impact.
During the 2024 Prov- ince Council season the Northeastern Province, under the leadership of Province Polemarch, Theodore Sanchious, III, aided in creating the Are You Ok Province Tool kit, with the assistance of Syneos Health. This was fully funded by our partners at Johnson and Johnson and strategically led by Johnson and John- son Executive Sponsors,
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