Over 700 churches in Nashville, TN According to The City Paper, Nashville saw a growth in the black population of 146,000 to 174,000 over a ten year period (2000-10).Source: 2004 survey by Association of Religion Data Archive/Pennsylvania State University 36.4% of black Americans attend church weekly.Hypertension= Percent of men 20 years and over with hypertension: – 37.6%, Percent of women 20 years and over with hypertension: 44.4% (2007-2010) Diabetes= Compared to whites, African Americans are more than twice as – likely to have diabetes. Louis University School of Medicine c/o 2015 Why “Spiritual You, Wellness Anew”? – Family History of Cancer, Diabetes, HTN – Strong Rooting within the church – Reduction of health disparities a collaborative effortīACKGROUND Drastic numbers regarding health disparities in the African American community, according to the CDC: Obesity= Compared with whites, Blacks had 51% higher and Hispanics – had 21% higher obesity rates Cancer= In 2007, black men most diagnosed black men died at a rate of – 284.2 per 100,000, black women had highest rate of death. Louis (Fairview Heights), Illinois – Youngest girl, 3 sisters and 2 brothers – Born to a retired Police Chief/Preacher and Project Manager – c/o 2007, Spelman College B.S. Hubbard GE-NMF PCLP Scholar August 10, 2012 The duo provides resources and tips to help students succeed on the path to becoming physicians.“Spiritual You, Wellness Anew” A Faith-Based Initiative Mallory C. Madu is the co-founder of Chocolate Docs with classmate Jessica Green, serving as virtual mentors to under-represented minorities who want to pursue a career in medicine. Pinto is also a member of the Student National Medical Association. She works with residents of New Hope Housing in Houston to address preventable illness and promote wellness through health habits. Pinto is a 2018-19 Albert Schweitzer Fellow. The six-week program allowed participants to engage with a community health center and PCLP mentors in leadership training, team-based project activities and healthcare service delivery. Pinto and Madu received the scholarships after serving as members of the NMF Primary Care Leadership Program. The Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody Lead Optimization and Development CoreĪ pair of McGovern Medical School students have received scholarships from National Medical Fellowships (NMF) after participating in the NMF Primary Care Leadership Program in 2018.Īndrea Pinto, MS3, and Nneka Madu, MS3, each received $5,000 from the NMF, whose mission is to increase the number of underrepresented minority physicians and other professionals in the health care workforce in order to improve access to quality health care in medically underserved communities.The Texas Institute for Restorative Neurotechnologies.The Surgical and Clinical Skills Center.The Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases.The Center for Translational Injury Research.The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine.Texas Medical Center Digestive Diseases Center.Small Animal Cardiovascular Phenotyping.Research Service Centers and Core Laboratories.Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease.McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics.Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center.Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction.Center for Laboratory Animal Medicine and Care.Center for Interventional Gastroenterology.Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine.Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences.Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genomics (CARMiG).Center for Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation.