Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program Teams With Medical Technology Leaders Entra...

Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program Teams With Medical Technology Leaders
Entra Health Systems and Vasamed to Provide Improved Access to Care for African
American Men

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday November 7, 2009,
black-owned barbershops across Los Angeles will participate in a program
sponsored by the Diabetic Amputation Prevention (DAP) Foundation and Dr. Bill
Releford to screen African American men for diabetes, hypertension, and
peripheral artery disease (PAD). Entra Health Systems of San Diego, working in
partnership with Vasamed Inc. (Pink Sheets:VSMD) of Eden Prairie, MN will
provide the latest medical testing technology to help volunteers from the Black
Barbershop Health Outreach Program evaluate basic health parameters for
thousands of men at over 100 barbershops in LA.

"I believe that real healthcare reform has to begin at the community level and
include those that best understand the health problems being faced every day by
the underserved," said Dr. Bill J. Releford, D.P.M., founder of the DAP
Foundation. "Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program is a community-based
initiative whose aim is to facilitate viable partnerships that will result in
better access to advancements in healthcare. Our partnership with Entra Health
and Vasamed will go a long way toward helping us achieve our goal of addressing
the impact of cardiovascular disease by providing free diabetes and blood
pressure screenings for African American men throughout the country, while at
the same time informing and educating men about healthy lifestyle alternatives."

"The program this weekend focuses attention on the importance of bringing the
newest and most effective screening and treatment technology to a population
that would not normally have ready access to it," said Richard Strobridge, Chief
Executive Officer of Entra Health Systems. "Access to care is a big part of
healthcare reform. The Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program is extending the
reach of healthcare technology on a grassroots level. Through our partnership,
we have an opportunity to increase public awareness of diabetes and its
complications, as well as expand early detection and treatment."

Entra Health Systems is donating the highly accurate MyGlucoHealth blood glucose
meter along with test strips and free access to online patient monitoring
technology. The program will individually test all participants, while
collecting related health and lifestyle information. The data from this unique
program will be collected into a secure database using the MyGlucoHealth Network
telehealth platform.

Vasamed will be providing the SensiLase System to help assess small blood vessel
circulation in the diabetic foot and concomitant risk of peripheral artery
disease. SensiLase is a noninvasive diagnostic tool for identifying critical
circulatory conditions.

The Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program will be offering free screenings at
barbershops throughout Los Angeles. The screenings will take place on Saturday,
November 7, 2009 from 10 am to 3 pm. For addresses of participating barbershops,
visit www.blackbarbershop.org.

About the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program

Founded in 2007 by Dr. Bill J. Releford, D.P.M. of Inglewood, California, the
Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program addresses healthcare disparities among
African Americans. Dr. Releford is a podiatric surgeon who specializes in
diabetic limb salvage to help reduce the extraordinarily high number of
diabetes-related amputations in high-risk populations and is Associate Professor
at Charles Drew University in Los Angeles. The mission of the Black Barbershop
Health Outreach Program is to empower African American men to better understand
diabetes and hypertension and to prevent its development and complications.

The Diabetic Amputation Prevention Foundation's Black Barbershop Health Outreach
Program, is sponsored in part by a grant from The Centers for Disease and
Control and in collaboration with Charles Drew University, UCLA and
Congresswoman Maxine Waters. The program will expand on its successful effort
that has already visited 23 cities and screened over 7500 men across the United
States.

About Vasamed, Inc.

Vasamed, Inc. (Pink Sheets:VSMD) specializes in noninvasive diagnostic tools for
identifying critical circulatory conditions. Their technologically advanced
products can help improve patient outcomes by quickly, cost-effectively and
noninvasively measuring hemodynamic parameters in a clinic or office-based
setting. www.vasamed.com

About MyGlucoHealth(R) & Entra Health Systems

Entra Health Systems designs and manufactures technologies that enhance patient
care while at the same time reducing the burden on healthcare providers. The
MyGlucoHealth Wireless meter is the first and only FDA cleared and CE certified
Bluetooth-enabled glucometer of its kind in the world. MyGlucoHealth works in
combination with a real-time online data collection network to securely upload
and manage blood glucose readings using a mobile phone or PC eliminating the
need to maintain personal logbooks.

Headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Australia and Great Britain, Entra
Health's products and services are engineered to improve communication between
the patient, clinician and caregiver. For more information visit:
www.entrahealthsystems.com, or www.myglucohealth.net.

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