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
David Satcher
Championed eliminating racial health disparities, especially infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and care for minorities.
Lola Fayanju
Focused on reducing racial disparities in breast-cancer outcomes and treatment delays among Black women.
Kemi Doll
Improved diagnosis, treatment, and advocacy for Black women with endometrial cancer facing delayed care.
Margarita Alegría
Advanced equity by improving mental-health access and culturally appropriate care for Latino and other underserved populations.
J. Nadine Gracia
Guided federal efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care for minority and underserved populations
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
David Satcher
Championed eliminating racial health disparities, especially infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and care for minorities.
Lola Fayanju
Focused on reducing racial disparities in breast-cancer outcomes and treatment delays among Black women.
Mona Hanna-Attisha
Exposed lead poisoning in Flint, championed public health initiatives for vulnerable children.
Tiffany Green
Studied racial and immigrant-status inequities in maternal and infant health, especially affecting Black and immigrant mothers.
Vanessa Sheppard
Improved treatment access, survivorship support, and clinical-trial participation for Black women with breast cancer.
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
Renee Brady-Nicholls
Reduced cancer inequities by developing mathematical models of treatment differences, especially among Black and white prostate-cancer patients.
Wizdom Powell
Focused on reducing health inequities among African American men by examining how racism and masculinity norms impede help-seeking.
Avonne Connor
Studied breast-cancer outcomes among African-American, Hispanic and underserved women and the factors that contribute to unequal outcomes.
Diane Mahoney
Investigated social-determinant and survivorship disparities among Black and Hispanic ovarian cancer survivors.
Crystal Cené
Focused on reducing cardiovascular and chronic-care disparities among under-served populations through social-determinants research.
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.
Marcella Nunez-Smith
Worked to eliminate COVID-19 and healthcare inequities affecting Black, Latino, and other marginalized communities through research and policy leadership.
J.C. Abdul-Mutakabbir
Led vaccine equity efforts among Black and Hispanic communities, specifically combating COVID-19 vaccine inequity.
Avonne Connor
Studied breast-cancer outcomes among African-American, Hispanic and underserved women and the factors that contribute to unequal outcomes.
Vanessa Sheppard
Improved treatment access, survivorship support, and clinical-trial participation for Black women with breast cancer.
Tiffany Green
Studied racial and immigrant-status inequities in maternal and infant health, especially affecting Black and immigrant mothers.
Black women more likely to suffer from uterine fibroids
HIV infections impact Latino and Black communities
Lupus more likely to strike Black women
