Sixteen physicians will participate in a health care seminar for men from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the Buskey Science Center on the Alabama State University campus.
Admission is free.
The Men’s Health and Fitness Seminar will offer advice and information to men about early warning signs of illnesses, how better to care for themselves and how to prevent illness.
“Men tend not to take care of themselves, they don’t go to the doctor when they should,” said Dr. Warner Pinchback, a Montgomery orthopedic surgeon who is heading the event as an event centering around the Men’s Day sponsored by The First Baptist Church on Ripley Street.
Pinchback said that in the three previous years, someone has recognized symptoms and received treatment for diseases that could have been fatal — such as prostate cancer and high blood pressure.
Pinchback said he hoped the program would draw about 200 this year — it has drawn about 100 in the past, he said.
The activities continue on Saturday night with the Ralph D. Abernathy Banquet, which will be at Wynlakes Country Club beginning with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m.
The speaker will be Willie Adams, the mayor of Albany, Ga. The church is asking for a $50 donation.