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Air Pollution Shared Risk Factor For CVD, Cancer; More in SDoH Focus Issue of JACC: CardioOncology

American College of Cardiology

Air pollution can greatly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in patients with cancer and can contribute to health disparities related to both conditions,

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New ACC, AHA Report Identifies Key Data Elements and Definitions For SDOH in Cardiology

American College of Cardiology

New 2024 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in Cardiology aim to provide clarity around SDOH definitions with the goal of optimizing clinical care and research addressing health disparities.

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

American College of Cardiology

"These are young, mostly African American leaders who will continue to emerge and assume leadership roles with a unique level of sophistication about the underpinnings of health disparities and health inequities," he notes. The Jackson Heart Study produced important science but is also producing important people."

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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. This article was authored by Debra L. Ten Americas: A Systematic Analysis Of Life Expectancy Disparities in the USA. Lancet Lond Engl.