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
Mona Hanna-Attisha
Mona Hanna-Attisha exposed lead poisoning in Flint, championed public health initiatives for vulnerable children
Barney Morris
Barney Morris championed prostate-cancer awareness and care equity, focusing on preventing late diagnoses among Black men
Lisa Cooper
Lisa Cooper pioneered interventions improving doctor-patient communication and community engagement to reduce racial health inequities
Eraka Bath
Eraka Bath improved mental-health services and justice-system support for foster-care and juvenile-justice-involved youth from marginalized communities
Paola Gonzalez
Paola Gonzalez championed bilingual, culturally responsive oncology care and improved health access for Latino communities facing resource barriers
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
David R. Williams
David R. Williams illuminated how structural racism harms health, documenting worse outcomes for Black Americans and other marginalized groups
Kizzmekia Corbett
Kizzmekia Corbett helped develop mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and worked to build vaccine trust in Black communities
Chandra Jackson
Chandra Jackson researched how social and environmental factors drive racial disparities in sleep and metabolic health
Avonne Connor
Avonne Connor studied breast-cancer outcomes among African-American, Hispanic and underserved women and the factors that contribute to unequal outcomes
Esperanza Diaz
Esperanza Díaz founded a Hispanic Psychiatry Fellowship and expanded mental-health services tailored for Latinos with limited English proficiency
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.
Kafui Dzirasa
Kafui Dzirasa increased neuroscience research inclusivity and highlighted exclusion of African-ancestry data in mental-health studies
Marcella Aslan
Marcella Alsan researched medical mistrust, showing racially concordant physicians boost preventive care among Black men
Jamie Studts
Jamie L. Studts tackled lung-cancer screening inequities by creating decision aids and outreach tools for underserved, high-risk populations
Lisa Cooper
Lisa Cooper pioneered interventions improving doctor-patient communication and community engagement to reduce racial health inequities
Linda Villarosa
Linda Villarosa exposed racism’s role in health, highlighting systemic causes of Black health inequities nationwide.