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 Williams
Focuses on impacts of daily discrimination, which contribute to poor health
Kemi Doll
Kemi Doll improved diagnosis, treatment, and advocacy for Black women with endometrial cancer facing delayed care
Eraka Bath
Eraka Bath improved mental-health services and justice-system support for foster-care and juvenile-justice-involved youth from marginalized communities
Arline Geronimus
Arline Geronimus developed the “weathering” theory, showing chronic racism caused early health decline, especially in Black mothers and infants
Vanessa Sheppard
Vanessa Sheppard improved treatment access, survivorship support, and clinical-trial participation for Black women with breast cancer
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
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
Eliseo Pérez-Stable
Eliseo Pérez-Stable improved tobacco-cessation and chronic-disease outcomes among Latino communities and other underserved groups
Mary Bassett
Mary T. Bassett centered her work on structural racism’s impact on Black, Latinx and Indigenous communities’ health outcomes
Kelvin Choi
Kelvin Choi addressed smoking-cessation disparities and tobacco use prevention among Asian American and other immigrant populations
Diane Mahoney
Diane Mahoney investigated social-determinant and survivorship disparities among Black and Hispanic ovarian cancer 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.
Tesa Anewishki
Tesa Anewishki leads a West Side safety-net hospital where she combats diabetes, food insecurity and access issues for Black and Brown patients
Marcia Cruz-Correa
Marcia Cruz-Correa led efforts to reduce colorectal and hereditary cancer disparities among Hispanic and Puerto Rican populations
Arline Geronimus
Arline Geronimus developed the “weathering” theory, showing chronic racism caused early health decline, especially in Black mothers and infants
Crystal Cené
Crystal Cené focused on reducing cardiovascular and chronic-care disparities among under-served populations through social-determinants research
Denise Dillard
Denise Dillard led community-engaged research on behavioral health, chronic disease, and trauma among Alaska Native and American Indian populations