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Rosemary Nabaweesi
Posted On December 18, 2020 11:30 pm
Associate Professor in Health Policy Meharry Medical College FOCUS Dr. Nabaweesi, a Ugandan physician, conducts childhood injuries and infant mortality disparities research. Her research began 10 years ago when she noticed Black children presenting to the ER following traumatic injuries were more likely to experience preventable complications including death than their white counterparts. Her quality… View Article
Rose Tate
Posted On December 18, 2020 11:16 pm
Health Educator/Coach Delta Fresh Foods, Inc. FOCUS Educating her community on how food can be used as medicine to better one’s health is the vision that Rose Tate has for building a culture of health that will be beneficial to the community she serves. Emphasis of her work is placed on teaching adults how to… View Article
Leslie Hoglund
Posted On December 18, 2020 11:03 pm
Clinical Assistant Professor Old Dominion University FOCUS The life expectancy of Lackey, VA is 75.5 years; three miles down the road in the same county, the life expectancy is 83 years – a difference of 8 years. Low and very low food security is 22%, three times that of the rest of the county at… View Article

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