You’ve Got The Power To End Stroke
American Heart Association & American Stroke Association
Celebrate Power Ambassadors During
2010 Power Awards Concert
Radio Interviews Available Wednesday April 21, 2010 8:00-11:00 AM ET
Gospel Singer Myron Butler and AHAs Dr. Olajide Wilson
Heart disease and stroke are major health risks for all people. But African Americans are at particularly high risk. Consider this:
African Americans have almost twice the risk of first-ever strokes compared to whites.
African Americans have higher death rates for stroke compared to whites.
The prevalence of high blood pressure in African Americans in the United States is the highest in the world.
Black women have higher prevalence rates of high blood pressure, obesity, physical inactivity and diabetes than white women.
But there is hope. Since 2006, the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association has been empowering people who are at high risk for stroke to fight and win through their educational and awareness campaign Power to End Stroke. For the fourth year they will be honoring volunteers at the 2010 Power Awards Concert. The honorees have raised the bar at helping to spread stroke awareness across the country.
One of the performers at this years concert is Grammy award winning record producer, singer-songwriter Myron Butler whose grandmother suffered from a stroke. Butler will be available to talk about his familys experience with stroke as well as the concert which will feature performances by Smokie Norful, Cassandra Willson, the Most Powerful Voices Choir competition winners and more.
About the Talent(s):
Myron Butler is a Grammy award winning record producer, singer-songwriter, music director, vocalist, organist, and pianist. Most notably, he is known as the leader of the gospel choir, Myron Butler & Levi. Since 1997, he’s worked as a vocal director and backup singer for several notable artists to include Kirk Franklin, Smokie Norful, Donald Lawrence, and Yolanda Adams.
Dr Olajide Williams is an Associate Director of Neurology at Harlem Hospital Center and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Columbia University. Dr Williams is a National Spokesperson for the National Stroke Association and is on the National Spokesperson’s Panel of the American Heart Association. Dr Williams currently practices medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and Harlem Hospital Center. He is board certified in Neurology and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
http://www.powertoendstroke.org/power-awards-2010.html
