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The Healthy Churches 2030 Conference Equips Faith Communities To Respond To Racial Health Disparities

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 18, 2023August 18, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 18, 2023August 18, 20232645

The conference provides a unique setting for faith and public health representatives to work together toward solutions aimed at reversing and eliminating health disparities....

Black-Owned Juno Medical Clinic Opens In Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District

Stacy JacksonJuly 31, 2023August 1, 2023

by Stacy JacksonJuly 31, 2023August 1, 20231216

The celebration of the clinic's opening marked 102 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre and more than 50 years since the urban renewal project in...

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Medical Racism Is The Reason Black Women Are More Likely To Die During Childbirth

Stacy JacksonMay 25, 2023May 25, 2023

by Stacy JacksonMay 25, 2023May 25, 2023696

Black women still face health inequalities when giving birth....

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Prostate Cancer Foundation-funded Genetic Study of Men of African Ancestry Finds New Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMarch 19, 2023May 11, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMarch 19, 2023May 11, 2023600

The largest-ever genetic study of prostate cancer in Black men identified nine new gene variants....

Recognizing and Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Ashlei StevensFebruary 28, 2023August 9, 2023

by Ashlei StevensFebruary 28, 2023August 9, 2023970

Two groups of people living in nearby zip codes in Atlanta have drastically different health outcomes and projected life spans: residents of predominantly white, high-income...