2. Gear Up… Take a Loved One For A Check Up Day Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Minority Health and Health Disparities Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Governor Michael S. Steele, Lt. Governor S. Anthony McCann, Secretary Sponsored by Deputy Secretary Dr. Michelle Gourdine Photography: John Hammond Diane Walker

3. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Secretary S. Anthony McCann opening remarks urged men to take the necessary steps to live healthy – “the benefit to your life out weigh being uncomfortable for a few minutes”.

4. Gear Up … For A check Up September 20, 2005 Dr. Carlessia A. Hussein, Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities introduced each guest speaker

5. Deputy Secretary for Public Health, Dr. Michelle Gourdine, stopped by to share words of wisdom on helping your love ones to get a check up Gear Up … For A check Up September 20, 2005

6. Joyce Dantzler, Deputy Director, Center for Health Promotion and Tobacco Use Prevention, provided health information on tobacco use prevention Gear Up … For A check Up September 20, 2005

7. Jeanette Jenkins, Director, Office of Health Policy & Planning provided the audience with information on child health – asthma, teen births and hypertension Gear Up … For A check Up September 20, 2005

8. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Barbara Epps-Simpson, Assistant Deputy Director, State AIDS Administration provided the audience with information on AIDS

9. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 William Adih, MCH Epidemiologist, Center for Maternal and Child Health topic included information on Infant Mortality

10. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Earl Schurman, Coordinator Diabetes Prevention & Control for Chronic Disease Prevention Teams & Center for Preventive Health Services provided information on Diabetes

11. Employees and visitors listening to speakers on topics such as Minority Health and Health Disparities, Asthma, Teen Births, Infant Mortality, AIDS, and Tobacco Gear Up … For A check Up September 20, 2005

12. Employees of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) took a break from their work day to visit health vendors in the DHMH Lobby Gear Up … For A check Up September 20, 2005

13. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Secretary McCann and Dr. Carlessia Hussein sharing the podium while announcing the winner of a fruit basket

14. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 And the Lucky Winners Are…. Seated attendees were entered into drawings for fruit baskets and health kits. The lucky tickets were drawn by each of the event speakers. After drawing each ticket, the speakers briefly posed with their lucky winner. The happiness of each winner can be seen in the following photos …….

15. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Dorothy Clawson, the first lucky winner of a fruit basket, and Secretary McCann

16. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Fruit Basket Winners…. Individuals in the following photos were the lucky winners of fruit baskets.

17. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Clarice Eversley and Secretary McCann

18. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Justina Apaw and Jeannette Jenkins

19. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Laurie Kramberg and Jeannette Jenkins

20. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Peggie Smith and Joyce Danztler

21. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 LaMesha Kramer and William Adih

22. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Health Kit Winners…. The winners of personal health kits can be seen in the following photos as they posed with one of the event speakers.

23. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Kim Karlanchak (winner) and William Adih

24. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Joan Salim (winner) and Deputy Dr. Michelle Gourdine

25. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Jeanette Jenkins and Clairece Eversly listening intently to one of the health speakers

26. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Tom Kravitz (winner) and Dr. Carlessia Hussein

27. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Wanda Kearse stepped in to pick up a prize for a co- worker poses with Richard Proctor

28. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Abe Marfo (winner) and Dr. Carlessia Hussein

29. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Jeanette Jenkins (winner) and Earl Schurman

30. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Marilyn Evans (winner) and Richard Proctor

31. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Wanda Kearse (winner) and Deputy Secretary Michelle Gourdine

32. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Howard Jones (winner) and Richard Proctor

33. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Jackie Campbell (winner) and Richard Proctor

34. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Dr. Carlessia Hussein, Thomas Harris, DHHS Region III Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Richard Proctor taking a breath at the conclusion of the event.

35. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Dr. Hussein Thomas Harris and Barbara Epps at the conclusion of the event

36. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005 Guest speakers received a Certificate of Appreciation signed by Secretary McCann and Dr. Hussein

37. Gear Up …Get A Check Up September 20, 2005 The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (MHHD) partnered with Maryland General to provide the community with health information. Individuals stopped by MHHD table to pick up information on minority health resources.

38. Gear Up … For A check Up September 20, 2005

39. Gear Up … For A check Up September 20, 2005

40. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005

41. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005

42. Gear Up … For A Check Up September 20, 2005

43. Gear Up … For A check Up September 20, 2005