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Posted On December 18, 2020 11:03 pm
Assistant Professor Old Dominion University FOCUS All across our country, life expectancy differences exist among populations within a few miles. Dr. Leslie Hoglund wants to effectively end food apartheid in America. Food apartheid takes into account racism, income, ableism, geography, and other factors when looking at ways to end inequity and discrimination in local food… View Article

Posted On July 23, 2019 2:28 am
Director of Health Equity Richmond Henrico Health District FOCUS Imagine a world where culturally-appropriate grassroots organizing efforts are fully funded. Imagine they effortlessly connect residents toward programming and policy change that hold space for healthy ways of healing and halt cycles of trauma. This world can exist however currently policies and mistrust stand in the… View Article

Posted On July 23, 2019 1:56 am
Director Office of Health Equity FOCUS Empowered. Independent. Free. Lauren’s vision for Virginia is one in which people feel empowered to live a long life, love without a limit, and relish in the freedom to just be. Compassion, justice, and a reverence for humanity are central to her work. In Virginia, the opportunity to achieve… View Article

Posted On July 22, 2019 8:56 pm
Health Promotion Educator PSA-2-PSA: ELIMINATING THE PROSTATE CANCER DISPARITY FOCUS African-American men are experiencing an alarming prostate cancer disparity; having a 60 percent greater likelihood of being diagnosed with the disease than most ethnic groups and dying at a rate 2.5 times greater than white men. I am developing an innovative media project entitled “PSA-2-PSA”… View Article