July 7 | Inspiration / Action: Health Disparities in Underserved Communities: The Church Project

Tuesday, July 7 | 2:30 – 3pm

Join Dr. LaPrincess Brewer as she talks about a community outreach project within the faith community of Rochester, Minnesota--particularly women, that focused on educating them on heart health.  The research project focused on risk factor modification in underserved populations, and led to her interest in making sure these populations would become aware of high-risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. 

Dr. Brewer is a cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine within the Mayo Clinic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine in Rochester, MN. She was awarded the highly competitive, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Scholar Award and the KL2 Mentored Career Development Award to expand her work as a clinical investigator.   Dr. Brewer’s primary research interest is focused on addressing cardiovascular health disparities through community-based behavioral interventions for cardiovascular disease risk factor modification in racial/ethnic minority populations, particularly African-American faith communities.

Register in advance for this webinar by clicking on this link:
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Inspiration | Action is a new weekly virtual series of programs by Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum to educate and inspire participants to calls of action and become civically engaged.  Experts will briefly present on four related topics based on one monthly theme.  July’s theme is “Inequality” with the weekly topics being Underserved Communities (July 7); Food Access and Resources (July 14); LatinX Post-COVID (July 21); and Small Businesses (July 28).

At the end of each program, participants will be provided digital resources to engage, participate in, or just learn more about the topic discussed.

Please join in on these weekly 30-minute programs designed to harness the collective power of community and its ability to care for and comfort each other in these uncertain times.

Note:  Sign Language interpretation or live captioning for our virtual programs available upon request.  Two weeks advance notice is appreciated.  Place your request by emailing Linda Maxwell at MaxwellL@si.edu