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.C. Abdul-Mutakabbir
J.C. Abdul-Mutakabbir led vaccine equity efforts among Black and Hispanic communities, specifically combating COVID-19 vaccine inequity
Danielle Shpiner
Danielle Shpiner focused on reducing disparities in advanced-care planning and treatment access among Hispanic and female patients with Parkinson’s disease
Harriet Washington
Harriet Washington exposed racism’s historic and ongoing impact on Black health through research, writing, and advocacy
Eraka Bath
Eraka Bath improved mental-health services and justice-system support for foster-care and juvenile-justice-involved youth from marginalized communities
Tamara Cadet
Tamara Cadet addressed cancer screening disparities among older adults, especially in 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
Rebekka Walker
Rebekka Walker addressed racial health disparities by researching food insecurity, diabetes, and policy interventions for equity
Diane Mahoney
Diane Mahoney investigated social-determinant and survivorship disparities among Black and Hispanic ovarian cancer survivors
John Ayanian
John Z. Ayanian worked to uncover and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare quality and outcomes, particularly among Black versus White patients
Eliseo Pérez-Stable
Eliseo Pérez-Stable improved tobacco-cessation and chronic-disease outcomes among Latino communities and other underserved groups
Otis Brawley
Develops cancer screening strategies for effectiveness across diverse populations
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.
Marcella Nunez-Smith
Marcella Nunez-Smith worked to eliminate COVID-19 and healthcare inequities affecting Black, Latino, and other marginalized communities through research and policy leadership
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
Barney Morris
Barney Morris championed prostate-cancer awareness and care equity, focusing on preventing late diagnoses among Black men
Tamara Cadet
Tamara Cadet addressed cancer screening disparities among older adults, especially in underserved populations