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David Satcher

Championed eliminating racial health disparities, especially infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and care for minorities.

Tiffany Green

Studied racial and immigrant-status inequities in maternal and infant health, especially affecting Black and immigrant mothers.

Mona Hanna-Attisha

Exposed lead poisoning in Flint, championed public health initiatives for vulnerable children.

Eraka Bath

Improved mental-health services and justice-system support for foster-care and juvenile-justice-involved youth from marginalized communities.

J.C. Abdul-Mutakabbir

Led vaccine equity efforts among Black and Hispanic communities, specifically combating COVID-19 vaccine inequity.

Black Americans have the highest rate of heart attacks, heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest in the United States

Lauren McCullough

Studied how obesity and neighborhood deprivation drive breast-cancer outcome disparities among underserved populations.

David Satcher

Championed eliminating racial health disparities, especially infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and care for minorities.

Marcella Aslan

Researched medical mistrust, showing racially concordant physicians boost preventive care among Black men.

Danielle Shpiner

Focused on reducing disparities in advanced-care planning and treatment access among Hispanic and female patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Harriet Washington

Exposed racism’s historic and ongoing impact on Black health through research, writing, and advocacy.

Jungyoon Kim

Examined racial disparities in cancer-clinical trials by highlighting much lower awareness and participation among Black survivors.

Wizdom Powell

Focused on reducing health inequities among African American men by examining how racism and masculinity norms impede help-seeking.

Otis Brawley

Developed cancer screening strategies for effectiveness across diverse populations.

Esperanza Diaz

Founded a Hispanic Psychiatry Fellowship and expanded mental-health services tailored for Latinos with limited English proficiency.

Nadine Burke Harris

Tackled childhood trauma and toxic stress, highlighting disproportionate impacts on Black and low-income children.

Sinisa Dovat

Investigated genetic drivers of childhood leukemia and developed targeted therapies to reduce striking disparities affecting Hispanic/Latino children.

Tamara Cadet

Addressed cancer screening disparities among older adults, especially in underserved populations.

Otis Brawley

Fought cancer inequities by exposing delayed diagnoses and poorer treatment among Black patients and underserved communities.

J. Nadine Gracia

Guided federal efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care for minority and underserved populations

Nadine Burke Harris

Tackled childhood trauma and toxic stress, highlighting disproportionate impacts on Black and low-income children.

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