A bald fade and a BP check: Comment on 'Effectiveness of a barbershop-based intervention for improving hypertension control in black men'.

摘要

As a black man with HTN who has frequented the same community barber for 17 years, I reviewed with great fascination the article by Victor et al. I typically get a "bald fade" haircut, which vides gut-check social commentary, defines a "captive audience," and represents a commensurate "teachable moment"; but is this an appropriate venue to convey meaningful health messages and/or conduct health screening? The investigators of the BARBER-1 study suggest that it might be and are to be commended for taking the provocative initiative to study this venue as a viable one not only to increase awareness of HTN in a community at high risk for cardiovascular disease but also to create a model of improved care for that same community. Kudos. x