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Feature | Championing Change: Herman Taylor on Improving Heart Health For All

American College of Cardiology

"I spent 14 years of my career on the study and I'm incredibly proud of my role in it, working alongside the Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson State University, Tougaloo College and more recently, the Mississippi Department of Health." Mississippi has unfortunately been the epicenter for the cardiovascular epidemic in the U.S.

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Feature | Ten Americas: Growing Disparities Creating Demographic Chasms

American College of Cardiology

For cardiologists, this evidence reinforces the need to address the social determinants of health as a clinical priority, reshaping care strategies to bridge these deadly divides. Drivers of Disparity Disparities in income and education partly explained life expectancy differences. This article was authored by Debra L.