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
Margarita Alegría
Advanced equity by improving mental-health access and culturally appropriate care for Latino and other underserved populations.
Arline Geronimus
Developed the “weathering” theory, showing chronic racism caused early health decline, especially in Black mothers and infants.
David Satcher
Championed eliminating racial health disparities, especially infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and care for minorities.
Tamara Cadet
Addressed cancer screening disparities among older adults, especially in underserved populations.
Barney Morris
Championed prostate-cancer awareness and care equity, focusing on preventing late diagnoses among Black men.
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
Margarita Alegría
Advanced equity by improving mental-health access and culturally appropriate care for Latino and other underserved populations.
David Satcher
Championed eliminating racial health disparities, especially infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and care for minorities.
J.C. Abdul-Mutakabbir
Led vaccine equity efforts among Black and Hispanic communities, specifically combating COVID-19 vaccine inequity.
Vanessa Sheppard
Improved treatment access, survivorship support, and clinical-trial participation for Black women with breast cancer.
Eraka Bath
Improved mental-health services and justice-system support for foster-care and juvenile-justice-involved youth from marginalized communities.
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
Marcia Cruz-Correa
Led efforts to reduce colorectal and hereditary cancer disparities among Hispanic and Puerto Rican populations.
Chandra Jackson
Researched how social and environmental factors drive racial disparities in sleep and metabolic health.
Diane Mahoney
Investigated social-determinant and survivorship disparities among Black and Hispanic ovarian cancer survivors.
Eliseo Pérez-Stable
Improved tobacco-cessation and chronic-disease outcomes among Latino communities and other underserved groups.
David R. Williams
Illuminated how structural racism harms health, documenting worse outcomes for Black Americans and other marginalized 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.
David Satcher
Championed eliminating racial health disparities, especially infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and care for minorities.
Diane Mahoney
Investigated social-determinant and survivorship disparities among Black and Hispanic ovarian cancer survivors.
Tesa Anewishki
Led a West Side safety-net hospital where she combats diabetes, food insecurity and access issues for Black and Brown patients.
Rhea Boyd
Advanced equity by addressing police violence as a health issue and improving COVID-19 vaccine access for Black and Brown communities.
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
