INFORMED
EMPOWERED
INSPIRED
WHO IS RODNEY
Rodney Folmar, Sr. is a health advocate, speaker, author and media founder. He survived two heart procedures and prostate cancer and now helps people take charge of their health. He is the founder of GMF Media Group, LLC, a New York based health and wellness media company.
He is the Founder of the Prostate Cancer Awareness Prevention & Treatment Project. Host the podcast Wellness Unscripted. Is the author of Don’t Trust Your Health to Your Doctor, a book that equips patients to become active, informed partners in their own care. And Creator and Executive Director of the upcoming Battle of the Gyms series.
K
Know your numbers
N
Note your questions
O
Own the conversation
W
Work the plan
K — Know your numbers.
Blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, PSA, Body Mass Index, etc. You can't protect what you don't measure. Ask for your numbers, write them down, and track them overtime.
N — Note your questions
Write your questions down before every appointment and come prepared to take notes. Nerves make even the sharpest memory fail in the exam room.
O — Own the conversation
Speak up. Ask what the result(s) means and what happens next. Repeat back what you heard. Bring someone with you when the news may be serious.
W — Work the plan
The visit is not the finish line. Get your results, schedule the follow-up, take your medication as prescribed, and ask for a second opinion when something doesn't sit right.
Speaking
Keynotes and seminars for churches, hospitals, schools, health systems, and community groups
The Book
Don't Trust Your Health to Your Doctor, Be the patient your doctor needs
Wellness Unscripted
The podcast of real health stories that educate, heal, and inspire
Health Wellness & Fitness Magazine
A content driven digital health publication featuring providers, hospitals, community organizations, patients, research, technology and more.
Street Interviews
Real Stories. Real Answers. Real Answers. We interview everyday people and ask health questions they may or may not know.
Prostate Cancer Awareness, Prevention & Treatment
I work to get men tested early and connected to treatment, through seminars, screenings, and straight talk from one survivor to another.
Battle of the Gyms
A fitness competition where local gyms go head-to-head. It’s prevention in action: getting people moving before a diagnosis ever comes.
REACHING THE UNEACHED
People trust people who look like them and have walked the same road. When I share my story, it isn’t a lecture from a stranger. It’s one survivor talking with people who face the same health risks I did. That’s why people listen and why they respond.
3,000+
Men and women reached focusing on
prostate cancer and heart disease.
1,000+
Were tested as a result of the outreach.