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Dr. Taylor #ASPC20 #heartofprevention
The Heckler Report from 1985 pointed out the differences in health in Black Americans @ABCardio1
When health of white males improving...health of black males increasing or unchanged...
#healthequity @DrMarthaGulati @DrMichaelShapir
The Heckler Report from 1985 pointed out the differences in health in Black Americans @ABCardio1
When health of white males improving...health of black males increasing or unchanged...
#healthequity @DrMarthaGulati @DrMichaelShapir
Repeating something like the Framingham Heart Study in American was challenged by the transgenerational racism and violation of trust in the Black community by medicine
#ASPC20 #heartofprevention #TuskegeeSyphilisStudy
#ASPC20 #heartofprevention #TuskegeeSyphilisStudy
As a result, health research was not seen to benefit Black Americans
-Uncertainty of intentions by Black Community
#ASPC20 #heartofprevention
-Uncertainty of intentions by Black Community
#ASPC20 #heartofprevention
The launch of the Jackson Heart Study in 2000 by @NIH
it was needed to study the population to know what was needed
challenges as above existed
ambitious goals
#aspc20 #heartofprevention @NIHDirector @NHLBI_Translate
it was needed to study the population to know what was neededchallenges as above existedambitious goals#aspc20 #heartofprevention @NIHDirector @NHLBI_Translate
The Jackson Heart Study: Impressive data collection
5.5 hours of data collection including psycho-social data
Exam 1/2/3
88% came back for Exam 2
#ASPC20 #heartofprevention @ABCardio1
5.5 hours of data collection including psycho-social dataExam 1/2/388% came back for Exam 2#ASPC20 #heartofprevention @ABCardio1
One important finding by Jackson Heart Study:
By age 60, 80% of African Americans have HTN
SES matters (more likely nocturnal dip)
Education matters (nocturnal dip)
Speaks to the importance of hypertension in Blacks
#ASPC20 #Heartofprevention
By age 60, 80% of African Americans have HTNSES matters (more likely nocturnal dip)Education matters (nocturnal dip)Speaks to the importance of hypertension in Blacks
#ASPC20 #Heartofprevention
#ASPC20 #Heartofprevention #JacksonHeartStudy
Masked HTN increased CVD risk
More risk factors, greater risk
Masked HTN increased CVD riskMore risk factors, greater risk
Important finding of JHS:
In those with Sickle trait: HbA1c may not diagnose diabetes
sickle trait present in 10% of AA so important to know for prevention
#ASPC20 #heartofprevention
In those with Sickle trait: HbA1c may not diagnose diabetessickle trait present in 10% of AA so important to know for prevention#ASPC20 #heartofprevention
Social Determinants of Health ( #SDOH) are now being considered more. And we need to discuss this more!
The impact of SDOH, including discrimination and racism, is tied to the development of Hypertension as shown by the Jackson Heart Study
#ASPC20 #heartofprevention
The impact of SDOH, including discrimination and racism, is tied to the development of Hypertension as shown by the Jackson Heart Study
#ASPC20 #heartofprevention
Dr. Herman Taylor: This are bad and are getting better very very slowly.
A Call for Strategic Transformation of Population Studies
Implementation of protocols to examine how to improve heart health
#ASPC20 #Heartofprevention
A Call for Strategic Transformation of Population StudiesImplementation of protocols to examine how to improve heart health#ASPC20 #Heartofprevention
Race itself is a social construct but what is the mechanism of race impacting disease?
Racism itself can cause disease
There are disparities, they are real but people survive. And thrive. (despite the expectation of bad outcomes)
#ASPC20 @JHS_HeartStudy #heartofprevention
Racism itself can cause diseaseThere are disparities, they are real but people survive. And thrive. (despite the expectation of bad outcomes)#ASPC20 @JHS_HeartStudy #heartofprevention
Onus cannot be on those who are resilient to dismantle the adversities. it is on all of us to change this
#ASPC20 #heartofprevention
Keynote lecture by Dr. Herman Taylor @JHS_HeartStudy
Heart activism
Community is key
knowledge of what is impacting AA Health
#ASPC20 #heartofprevention
Keynote lecture by Dr. Herman Taylor @JHS_HeartStudy
Heart activism Community is keyknowledge of what is impacting AA Health
