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Local innovators awarded $75,000 to combat community health disparities

American Heart News - Heart News

7, 2024 — People of color in under-resourced communities have historically had less access to the most basic needs including healthy food, clean air and drinking water, quality education, employment, housing and health care affecting the. DALLAS, Nov.

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Abstract 4126895: Bridging the Gap in San Joaquin Valley LGBTQ+ Cardiovascular Disease and Mental Health Disparities

Circulation

Students conducted weekly Kessler psychological distress tests, HBP screenings and serve as a health technology coach.

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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. SDOHs are increasingly becoming more mainstream, and are part of medical education. and the interplay of these various factors.

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Adverse Social Determinants of Health Linked to Treatment-resistant Hypertension in Black Americans

DAIC

Additionally, this risk was higher among Black American adults than white American adults, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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American Heart Association New Policy Statement: Addressing Structural Racism Central to Reducing U.S. Cardiovascular Disease Disparities

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The existence of structural racism creates a barrier to equitable access to health care and as a result is a fundamental driver of health disparities in the U.S., Generational socioeconomic adversity, especially among diverse racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., is tied to structural discrimination. - The statement issued Jan.

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Abstract TP55: A Statewide Quality Improvement Project: Identifying Disparities in Dysphagia Screening for Stroke Patients

Stroke Journal

Continuation of the QI project will focus on identifying group participants that are actively engaged and implementing programmatic changes to improve dysphagia screening and identify disparities within their organizations. This is a vital step to develop more effective strategies and interventions that directly address health disparities.

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American Heart Association Announces New 2024-2025 National Volunteer Leaders

DAIC

She is executive director of the Katz Institute for Women’s Health , the Partners Council Professor of Women’s Health and Professor of Cardiology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Queens, New York.