A Call to Action in Addressing Obesity in Communities of Color Webinar
Obesity is a chronic disease that is under-recognized and under-treated. Like many other chronic diseases, such as diabetes, obesity disproportionately impacts minorities--especially African American and Hispanic communities.
A report from the CDC reveals that 78 percent of COVID-19 patients requiring admission to an intensive-care unit had at least one underlying health condition, many of which were obesity-related diseases.
Join us for a discussion where we'll expose the gravity of living with untreated or poorly managed obesity and highlight the disparate impacts the disease has on communities of color.
Moderator:
Mia Keeys, MA
Director of Health Policy and Advocacy, American Medical Association
Panelist:
Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford
Obesity Medicine Physician, scientist, educator, and policy maker at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Nikki Massie
Chair of Obesity Action Coalition's Inclusivity and Diversity Committee and Patient Advocate
Event Details
August 28, 2020 at 12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST
Please submit questions to Keiko Purnell at kpurnell@nmqf.org. We also welcome suggestions for future webinar topics, as we plan to host more very soon!
