Prostate cancer awareness and car show: An initiative to increase prostate cancer screening

Introduction: While data reflect that Prostate Cancer is lower in rural areas this can be misleading as rural communities also have higher death rates and higher rates of Prostate Cancer reoccurrence compared to urban areas. Macon County Alabama has one of the highest Prostate Cancer Mortality rates in the nation. Macon Means a Cancer Support Nonprofit Organization partnered with local health advocacy organizations, Civic organizations and Universities to support a health initiative specifically for men in rural communities. Summary: The initiative was to sponsor a men's health fair alongside a car show. The combination of the health fair with the car show would bring more men out to the event and provide an opportune time for a one stop informational about their health and the necessary check ups they should have and provide access to the screening service on site. mobilize Macon County communities in the fight to eliminate prostate cancer racial disparity. The Prostate Cancer Awareness Health Fair and Car Show with Free PSA Screening was held on September 28, 2024, in Downtown Tuskegee. Conclusion: The event united organizations throughout the state to raise awareness about critical health issues, forty-three (43) vendors delivered essential health services to over 275 people in attendance. Forty-seven (47) men received free PSA screenings; fourteen percent (14%) required further follow-up.