Powering the future of

Health Equity

The Issues

Black Americans face persistent and systemic health inequities, with higher rates of chronic diseases and worse health outcomes compared to other populations.

Source:
Understanding the Challenges in Community-based Healthcare Report

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Issue: Black Maternal Health Disparities

Black women experience twice the risk of receiving late or no prenatal care, contributing to maternal and infant health disparities.

Source:
Understanding the Challenges in Community-based Healthcare Report

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Issue: Diabetes Diagnosis and Mortality Rates

Black adults are 60% more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes and twice as likely to die from it.

Source:
Understanding the Challenges in Community-based Healthcare Report

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Issue: Cancer Mortality Disparities

Black men are 2.5 times more likely to die from stomach cancer, while Black women are 1.4 times more likely to die from breast cancer than their white counterparts.

Source:
Understanding the Challenges in Community-based Healthcare Report

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BDHEA IN THE NEWS

OUR FOCUS

We are change agents, fostering and facilitating Board education for up-and-coming leaders; encouraging revised business models, spurring innovative thinking and action, and fighting for policy reforms that advance Health Equity for Black Americans.

Talent

Shaping the next generation of leaders and positioning them to be important voices where key decisions impacting health disparity/equity are made.

Funding

Financial streams to help ensure sustainability of successful approaches that support health equity by diminishing the impacts of social determinants of health.