Black mothers are more likely than other mothers to die within a year of giving birth
Hispanic and Black Americans face the highest dementia risk in the United States
Native Americans and Alaska Natives Have the Shortest Life Expectancy in the United States
Barney Morris
Championed prostate-cancer awareness and care equity, focusing on preventing late diagnoses among Black men.
David Satcher
Championed eliminating racial health disparities, especially infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and care for minorities.
Lisa Cooper
Pioneered interventions improving doctor-patient communication and community engagement to reduce racial health inequities.
Kafui Dzirasa
Increased neuroscience research inclusivity and highlighted exclusion of African-ancestry data in mental-health studies.
Otis Brawley
Fought cancer inequities by exposing delayed diagnoses and poorer treatment among Black patients and underserved communities.
Black Women Have the Highest Breast Cancer Mortality Rate Among U.S. Women
Black men have the highest prostate cancer death rate in the United States
Black Americans have the highest rate of heart attacks, heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest in the United States
Mona Hanna-Attisha
Exposed lead poisoning in Flint, championed public health initiatives for vulnerable children.
Vanessa Sheppard
Improved treatment access, survivorship support, and clinical-trial participation for Black women with breast cancer.
Danielle Shpiner
Focused on reducing disparities in advanced-care planning and treatment access among Hispanic and female patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Lisa Cooper
Pioneered interventions improving doctor-patient communication and community engagement to reduce racial health inequities.
Marcella Aslan
Researched medical mistrust, showing racially concordant physicians boost preventive care among Black men.
Asian female non-smokers face elevated lung cancer risk
Suicide Rates rising fastest among Black Americans, Native Americans and Alaska Natives
Black stroke patients receive fewer advanced treatments and face more delays than White patients
Black Americans have the highest colorectal cancer death rate in the United States.
Elderly White senior Americans are the most likely to die from falls
Puerto Rican Americans suffer the highest rate of asthma in the United States
Historic Redlining Still Drives Poorer Health Outcomes and Higher Disease Risk in Affected Neighborhoods
Joseph Mikhael
Advanced equity in blood-cancer care by targeting dramatic outcome and treatment disparities in multiple myeloma among Black and Latino patients.
Jungyoon Kim
Examined racial disparities in cancer-clinical trials by highlighting much lower awareness and participation among Black survivors.
Diane Mahoney
Investigated social-determinant and survivorship disparities among Black and Hispanic ovarian cancer survivors.
Sinisa Dovat
Investigated genetic drivers of childhood leukemia and developed targeted therapies to reduce striking disparities affecting Hispanic/Latino children.
Eliseo Pérez-Stable
Improved tobacco-cessation and chronic-disease outcomes among Latino communities and other underserved groups.
American Indian/Alaska Native People Have the Highest Drug Overdose Death Rate in the U.S.
Black women have the highest cervical cancer death rate among U.S.
Black women experience the highest death rate from endometrial cancer in the U.S.
American Indian/Alaska Native people have the highest rate of type 2 diabetes in the U.S.
Black Americans have the highest hypertension rates in the United States
Black and American Indian/Alaska Native adults have the highest obesity rates in the United States.
Alyson Shirley
Advanced Indigenous health by providing mobile HIV/STI testing, education, and culturally responsive interventions.
Marcella Nunez-Smith
Worked to eliminate COVID-19 and healthcare inequities affecting Black, Latino, and other marginalized communities through research and policy leadership.
Rhea Boyd
Advanced equity by addressing police violence as a health issue and improving COVID-19 vaccine access for Black and Brown communities.
Marcella Aslan
Researched medical mistrust, showing racially concordant physicians boost preventive care among Black men.
J. Nadine Gracia
Guided federal efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care for minority and underserved populations
Black women more likely to suffer from uterine fibroids
HIV infections impact Latino and Black communities
Lupus more likely to strike Black women
