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Four numbers everyone should know: blood pressure, A1C, cholesterol and weight. Most of what shortens Black lives is caught — and beaten — in those four numbers.
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Heart HealthBlood pressure, cholesterol and the everyday habits that protect your heart.2xHigher risk of heart failure for Black adultsDiabetesPrevention, screening and living well with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.60%More likely to be diagnosed with diabetesMental HealthTherapy, stigma, stress and building support that lasts.1 in 3Black adults who need care actually receive itWomen's HealthScreenings, reproductive care and advocacy in the exam room.40%Higher breast cancer death rateMen's HealthProstate, heart and the checkups too often postponed.2xHigher prostate cancer death rateCancerEarly detection, clinical trials and survivorship support.<5%Of clinical trial participants are BlackMaternal HealthSafer pregnancies, doulas, and closing the maternal mortality gap.3xHigher maternal mortality rateNutritionFood as medicine, rooted in the cooking we grew up with.19MPeople living in U.S. food desertsPreventive CareVaccines, annual visits and catching problems early.1 visitA year prevents most of what we treat lateHealthy AgingMobility, memory and caring for our elders.2xHigher rate of Alzheimer's in Black eldersKidney HealthBlood pressure, diabetes and protecting your kidneys before symptoms start.4xHigher rate of kidney failure for Black adultsSickle CellNew treatments, gene therapy and the HBCU researchers leading sickle cell science.100KAmericans living with sickle cell disease — most of them BlackSexual HealthPrevention, PrEP, testing and honest conversations about sexual health.40%Of new HIV diagnoses occur in Black AmericansClinical ResearchWhy representation in research matters and how to join trials safely.<5%Of clinical trial participants are Black
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