While that's not surprising, the high rates seen throughout states like Georgia and South Carolina were, said Gary Puckrein, president of the National Minority Quality Forum, the nonprofit research organization that put the map together.
While that's not surprising, the high rates seen throughout states like Georgia and South Carolina were, said Gary Puckrein, president of the National Minority Quality Forum, the nonprofit research organization that put the map together.
Biomedical community to host congressional briefing to present community-level programs to fight this growing epidemic WASHINGTON -- CHI: [TABLE OMITTED] ABOUT D-ATLAS: The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) Diabetes Atlas (D-ATLAS) is a unique tool that graphically maps diabetes prevalence, using zip-code-level data.
The reality was that 30 percent of African-American seniors did not have prescription drug coverage, so it was hard to imagine how they were going to manage their diabetes or cardiovascular disease without access to medications," said Gary Puckrein, president and CEO of the National Minority Quality Forum.
The National Minority Quality Forum is pleased to acknowledge the leadership demonstrated by Medtronic in helping to eliminate health disparities," said Gary Puckrein, Ph.
PEACE of HEART Conducts Screenings in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Greensboro, and Miami * American Heart Association, Association of Black Cardiologists, LabCorp, National Association of Community Health Centers, National Medical Association, National Minority Quality Forum, RainbowPUSH Coalition, UnitedHealth Group and United Health Foundation form PEACE of HEART * Program aims to reduce cardiovascular disease in lower-income, medically underserved communities MINNEAPOLIS -- UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), United Health Foundation and their PEACE of Heart partners answered President-elect Barack Obama's call to serve by participating in a national day of service.
The campaign partners are: * American Heart Association (AHA) * Association of Black Cardiologists * LabCorp[R] * National Association of Community Health Centers * National Medical Association * National Minority Quality Forum * RainbowPUSH Coalition * United Health Foundation * UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) As a result of a high prevalence of hypertension, African Americans have a 1.
