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Actor Ernie Hudson Signs on to Host African American Medical Network's In-office Patient Education Video Magazine.


LOS ANGELES -- AFMN, Inc., through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, African American Medical Network, Inc. ("African American Medical")(Pink Sheets:AFNN AFNN - Association of Florida Native Nurseries), announced that actor Ernie Hudson will be the host of its new in-office patient education video magazine. African American Medical, a new placed-based television network which will deliver advertiser-supported, educational programming to millions of African American patients, will be installed nationwide in 2005 in 3,000 doctors' offices that serve the African American population. Thereafter, monthly updated DVD magazines will be provided to each subscriber.

"We're excited to have someone as popular as Ernie to partner with us to improve the health and well-being of the African American community," said Charles Richardson, President of African American Medical. "Our goal is to provide helpful educational programming about medical and health issues related to the needs of African American patients, many of whom are Ernie's biggest fans."

Ernie Hudson, an industry veteran who has more than 100 feature film and television credits and is best known for his roles in "Ghostbusters", "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle", "The Crow", "Basketball Diaries", "Congo", and "Miss Congeniality", will soon be seen in "Miss Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School", "Miss Congeniality II", and HBO's "Lackawana Blues". For seven seasons he starred in the HBO series, "OZ", and more recently in ABC-TV's "10 - 8".

"Health disparities in the African American community are enormous," notes Hudson. "It's important for each of us to do what we can because a small difference can make all the difference."

African American Medical's custom-designed programming will give doctors an opportunity to educate their patients in an entertaining manner while reducing their perceived waiting time. Comprised of fast-paced segments one to three-minutes in length, each video message will cover pertinent healthcare topics geared to patients' interests and needs. Hypertension, diabetes, breast cancer, asthma, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, obesity, immunizations, glaucoma, lung cancer, cholesterol, and prostate cancer are just some of the topics that will be addressed. Currently, there is no company which supplies this type of service to the African American patient population.

The corporate offices of AFMN, Inc. and African American Medical are located at 6601 Center Drive West, Suite 521, Los Angeles, California 90045. For more information about African American Medical, call Robert Cambridge, Executive Vice President, at 310-348-8170 or visit our website at http://www.africanamericanmedicalnetwork.com.

Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about confidence, strategies and business expectations relating thereto are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly impact African American Medical.
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