The Collaboration for Equitable Health, a partnership between the American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, and the University of Michigan School of Public Health, has launched a national initiative to combat health inequities in communities of color, with a focus on D.C.’s Washington View neighborhood.
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Experts weigh in on diabetes in the Black community
By Gene Lambey, Special to the AFRO Diabetes has been a known disease that has widely affected the Black community— but it is a disease that can be managed. According to a report from the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), diabetes is categorized as a chronic long-lasting condition that affects how the body […]