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3 Powerful Strategies: Combatting Cardiometabolic Risk Factors for Black Americans 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Researchers emphasize that health disparities are better explained by the social constructs of race and ethnicity than genetic differences and are attributed to a complex web of social factors. A multipronged and collaborative effort can prevent chronic diseases at the source and bring us closer to health equity. #3

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American Stroke Association to Honor 11 Leading Scientists at International Stroke Conference ISC 2024

DAIC

Kenton III Lecture Award, is the director and founding dean of the University of California, Irvine’s Program in Public Health and future School of Population and Public Health. Her areas of expertise include community-based participatory research, health equity, stroke and cardiometabolic health disparities.

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