SINAI Urban Health Institute

Dr. Joseph F. West has just published his first book

Monday, 24 May 2010 00:00

Dr. Joseph F. West, Director of the Sinai Urban Health Institute’s “North Lawndale Diabetes Community Action Project”, has just published his first book, “Trod the Stony Road – A Young Man’s Journey From the Mississippi to the Charles.”   The book is in the form of a memoir of Dr. West’s life growing up as a child of color in East St. Louis and in Chicago’s North Lawndale community.  Chapters feature many strong African American men and women, friends and mentors who encouraged and enabled Dr. West to eventually graduate from Harvard University with a Doctor of Science degree.  Dr. West hopes to inspire boys and young men as they face the struggles of life in an urban setting.  The book is available on Amazon. Com.