Education Health Disparities Obesity 
Cardiometabolic Health Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Black History Month is a poignant backdrop to the alarming rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes, particularly among those of marginalized populations. 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.
Cardiometabolic Health Congress
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Cardiometabolic Health Congress faculty member, Fátima Rodriguez, MD, MPH, has committed much of her clinical and research efforts to reducing health disparities in Hispanic-American communities. She also co-chairs the National Minority Health Alliance and is an active volunteer with the American Heart Association.
Cardiometabolic Health Congress
AUGUST 2, 2023
Enrique Caballero, MD , will deliver the keynote speech, Screening for Social Determinants of Cardiometabolic Health and Practice Implications. Dr. Caballero is an endocrinologist, clinical investigator, and faculty director of International Innovation and Diabetes Education at Harvard Medical School.
Cardiometabolic Health Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) issued a presidential advisory on the urgency of this systemic disorder involving heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and obesity. In its advisory, the AHA stressed an interdisciplinary team approach emphasizing social determinants of health, shortcomings in current efforts, and knowledge gaps.
Cardiometabolic Health Congress
MARCH 8, 2024
Her clinical practice focuses on preventive cardiology, lipidology, and women’s cardiovascular health. She is one of the first fellowship-trained obesity medicine physicians in the world. Dr. Stanford has served as a health communications fellow for the U.S.
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