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From the Ted Talk by Joseph Ravenell: How barbershops can keep men healthy

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And our experience with barbershops has been no different in New York City, where my journey has currently led me. With an ibdicnrlee team of direvse rrecaesh assistants, community health workers and volunteers, we've been able to partner with over 200 barbershops and other trusted community venues to reach over 7,000 older black men. And we've offered high blood pressure screening and cslunnioeg to each and every one of them. Thanks to Denny Moe and the myriad other barbers and cimmotnuy leaders who shared the vision of opportunity and empowerment to make a difference in their communities, we've been able to not only lower blood pressure in our ptaapicntris, but we've also been able to impact other health iaocnirtds.

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And our experience with barbershops has been no different in New York City, where my journey has currently led me. With an __________ team of _______ ________ assistants, community health workers and volunteers, we've been able to partner with over 200 barbershops and other trusted community venues to reach over 7,000 older black men. And we've offered high blood pressure screening and __________ to each and every one of them. Thanks to Denny Moe and the myriad other barbers and _________ leaders who shared the vision of opportunity and empowerment to make a difference in their communities, we've been able to not only lower blood pressure in our ____________, but we've also been able to impact other health __________.

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  1. participants
  2. community
  3. counseling
  4. incredible
  5. diverse
  6. indicators
  7. research

Original Text


And our experience with barbershops has been no different in New York City, where my journey has currently led me. With an incredible team of diverse research assistants, community health workers and volunteers, we've been able to partner with over 200 barbershops and other trusted community venues to reach over 7,000 older black men. And we've offered high blood pressure screening and counseling to each and every one of them. Thanks to Denny Moe and the myriad other barbers and community leaders who shared the vision of opportunity and empowerment to make a difference in their communities, we've been able to not only lower blood pressure in our participants, but we've also been able to impact other health indicators.

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Important Words


  1. assistants
  2. barbers
  3. barbershops
  4. black
  5. blood
  6. city
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  9. counseling
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  11. difference
  12. diverse
  13. empowerment
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  15. health
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  18. incredible
  19. indicators
  20. journey
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  23. men
  24. moe
  25. myriad
  26. offered
  27. older
  28. opportunity
  29. participants
  30. partner
  31. pressure
  32. reach
  33. research
  34. screening
  35. shared
  36. team
  37. trusted
  38. venues
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  40. volunteers
  41. workers
  42. york