Race and Cardiovascular Disease
in America
The intersecting threats of health inequities along with modifiable global risk factors for CVD (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia) significantly increase health disparities and are critical factors in patient outcomes. Social determinants of health—ranging from insurance coverage, stress, access to healthy food and safe places for physical activity—can compound risks for CVD and related comorbidity and mortality.
To help uncover how we’ve arrived at this point and where to go from here, Medical Alley has partnered with the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) to start thought-provoking conversations and, ultimately, meaningful change in healthcare.
Below, you can find our three-part content series beginning with two podcasts that set the stage for the webinar aimed at finding solutions and greater health equity.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, accounting for about 1 in 4 fatalities each year. This sobering statistic has remained largely unchanged for decades within populations of color, particularly for Black Americans.
To help uncover how we’ve arrived at this point and where to go from here, the Medical Alley Association has partnered with the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and the Preventative Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) to start thought-provoking conversations and, ultimately, meaningful change in healthcare.
Below, you can find our three-part content series beginning with two podcasts that set the stage for health disparities in America, and a webinar aimed at finding solutions and greater health equity.
PODCAST EPISODE 1
PODCAST EPISODE 2
WEBINAR
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Thank you to the supporters of this series:
Amgen Inc., Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp, Pfizer-BMS Alliance