Black mothers are more likely than other mothers to die within a year of giving birth
Black and Hispanic 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
David Satcher championed eliminating racial health disparities, especially infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and care for minorities.
Lauren McCullough
Lauren McCullough studied how obesity and neighborhood deprivation drive breast-cancer outcome disparities among underserved populations
Barney Morris
Barney Morris championed prostate-cancer awareness and care equity, focusing on preventing late diagnoses among Black men
Mona Hanna-Attisha
Mona Hanna-Attisha exposed lead poisoning in Flint, championed public health initiatives for vulnerable children
Otis Brawley
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.
Black men have the highest prostate cancer death rate in the United States
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.
Historic Redlining Still Drives Poorer Health Outcomes and Higher Disease Risk in Affected Neighborhoods
Renee Brady-Nicholls
Renee Brady-Nicholls reduced cancer inequities by developing mathematical models of treatment differences, especially among Black and white prostate-cancer patients
Wizdom Powell
Wizdom Powell focused on reducing health inequities among African American men by examining how racism and masculinity norms impede help-seeking
Eliseo Pérez-Stable
Eliseo Pérez-Stable improved tobacco-cessation and chronic-disease outcomes among Latino communities and other underserved groups
Rhea Boyd
Rhea Boyd advanced equity by addressing police violence as a health issue and improving COVID-19 vaccine access for Black and Brown communities
Jungyoon Kim
Jungyoon Kim examined racial disparities in cancer-clinical trials by highlighting much lower awareness and participation among Black survivors
American Indian/Alaska Native People Have the Highest Drug Overdose Death Rate in the 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.
Chandra Jackson
Chandra Jackson researched how social and environmental factors drive racial disparities in sleep and metabolic health
Paola Gonzalez
Paola Gonzalez championed bilingual, culturally responsive oncology care and improved health access for Latino communities facing resource barriers
Nadine Burke Harris
Nadine Burke Harris tackled childhood trauma and toxic stress, highlighting disproportionate impacts on Black and low-income children
Mary Bassett
Mary T. Bassett centered her work on structural racism’s impact on Black, Latinx and Indigenous communities’ health outcomes
Denise Dillard
Denise Dillard led community-engaged research on behavioral health, chronic disease, and trauma among Alaska Native and American Indian populations