DIVINE NINE FRATERNITY COMBATS HEALTH DISPARITIES, INCREASED HEART HEALTH SAVVY BY 99%
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Dienstag, September 13, 2022
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.'s 83rd Grand Conclave, plenary participants reported 99% greater familiarity with cardiovascular disease risk factors and treatment options after education sessions led by Black Health Matters and the Boston Scientific Close the Gap program.
Key Points:
- The morning, "Your Heart Matters: Taking Charge of Your Heart Health" women's roundtable session, attended by more than 100 women connected to the fraternity members, focused on raising awareness of the importance of knowing the risk factors of heart disease for women, talking to their doctors, and taking charge of their heart health.
- The expert panel of heart health practitioners included Crystal Liles, Enterprise Vice President, Heart & Vascular, Atrium Health; Stephanie Leasure, FNP-C, Atrium Health; Diane Holmes FNP-BC, Atrium Health; Sandy Charles, MD, Cardiologist, Novant Health and Oluseun Alli, MD, Interventional Cardiologist, Novant Health.
- The session highlighted actionable steps members can take to advance awareness about heart health with their family, friends, chapter members, and wider communities.
- The organization's mission is to improve health literacy, which includes addressing health care, health policy, health equity, and health disparities for better results.