Featuring the

theme "It's Time to Take Charge of Men's Health!", the summit

will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Loudermilk Conference Center, 40

Courtland Street, Atlanta. It is designed to encourage men who traditionally

do not make health maintenance a priority to address their health needs

and make healthy lifestyle choices.

Men can get

free screenings for prostate and colorectal cancer, hypertension, obesity,

diabetes, vision and dental. Doctors and other health professionals will

also check cholesterol levels and assess risks for heart problems. There

will be informational exhibits, educational workshops, entertainment and

refreshments.

Brown, known

for hits such as "I Feel Good," will make a brief appearance

at 1 p.m. to promote good health. Scheduled to make remarks is Dr. David

Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General and current Director of Morehouse

School of Medicine's National Center for Primary Care. He is Honorary

Medical Director for the event. Former U.N. Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor

Andrew Young is Honorary Chairman of CHAMPS.

"Although

men are living longer today than they did in the previous century, many

are still dying prematurely from preventable and treatable illnesses at

an average age six years earlier than women," said Dr. Jean Bonhomme,

chairman of the CHAMPS steering committee. "With CHAMPS, we hope

to raise awareness that men can take charge of their own health and live

longer through disease prevention, early detection and treatment."

The 2002 inaugural

event drew hundreds of men from metro Atlanta. While CHAMPS provides education

and health screenings for all men, it specifically targets the medically

under-served, who have had limited access to health care and are at greater

risk for developing certain health disorders.

CHAMPS is sponsored

men's health concerns by raising awareness of the importance of early

detection and treatment. These organizations include the American Cancer

Society; Atlanta Medical Association; Georgia Department of Human Resources

Office of Men's Health; Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness;

Georgia Commission on Men's Health; Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition;

Midtown Urology; National Black Men's Health Network; National Council

of Negro Women, Inc., Greater Atlanta Millennium Section; 100 Black Men

of North Metro; and United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta.

For more information

about Community Health And Men's Promotion Summit, call the American Cancer

Society at (404) 816-4994 or visit the CHAMPS web site at www.champsga.org.