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
J. Nadine Gracia
J. Nadine Gracia guided federal efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care for minority and underserved populations
Alyson Shirley
Alyson Shirley advanced Indigenous health by providing mobile HIV/STI testing, education, and culturally responsive interventions
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
Margarita Alegría
Margarita Alegría advanced equity by improving mental-health access and culturally appropriate care for Latino and other underserved populations
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
Kizzmekia Corbett
Kizzmekia Corbett helped develop mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and worked to build vaccine trust in Black communities
Diane Mahoney
Diane Mahoney investigated social-determinant and survivorship disparities among Black and Hispanic ovarian cancer survivors
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
Wizdom Powell
Wizdom Powell focused on reducing health inequities among African American men by examining how racism and masculinity norms impede help-seeking
Renee Brady-Nicholls
Renee Brady-Nicholls reduced cancer inequities by developing mathematical models of treatment differences, especially among Black and white prostate-cancer patients
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.
Avonne Connor
Avonne Connor studied breast-cancer outcomes among African-American, Hispanic and underserved women and the factors that contribute to unequal outcomes
John Carpten
John D. Carpten investigated cancer genomics to explain higher rate and mortality from prostate cancer among Black men and other underserved populations
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
Mary Bassett
Mary T. Bassett centered her work on structural racism’s impact on Black, Latinx and Indigenous communities’ health outcomes
Lola Fayanju
Lola Fayanju focused on reducing racial disparities in breast-cancer outcomes and treatment delays among Black women