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Peer Coaching May Help Support Blood Pressure Control

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure (BP), is a serious condition that can lead to heart disease, kidney failure, and early death. It is very common in the United States, particularly among Black adults.

Although high BP is treatable, treatment can be difficult to access, especially in rural areas with few doctors’ offices. In the rural Southeastern United States, where more than half of Black adults have been diagnosed with hypertension, distance and high transportation costs make it difficult for patients to attend regular doctor’s visits to manage their BP.

Dr. Oliver Wilson

Oliver Wilson, Ph.D.

Awardee Institution
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Project Title:
Factors Influencing Physical Activity Among Medically Disadvantaged and Underrepresented Female Breast Cancer Survivors in the United States: A Cognitive Interview Study
Dr. Abhinav Saurabh

Abhinav Saurabh, Ph.D.

Awardee Institution
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Project Title:
The Modifying Role of Chronic Psychosocial and Environmental Stress on Natural Killer Cell Function
Dr. Kristen Hamilton-Moseley

Kristen Hamilton-Moseley, Ph.D.

Awardee Institution
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Project Title:
An Experimental Paradigm to Examine the Psychological Effects of Vicarious Discrimination
Dr. Maryam Hashemian

Maryam Hashemian, M.D., Ph.D.

Awardee Institution
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Project Title:
Determine Barriers to Healthy Diet and Related Disparities Among Individuals With Preclinical Heart Failure in the U.S. South Atlantic States

RESPOND Study Team Perseveres to Recruit Largest Cohort of African American Men for Prostate Cancer Research

During the COVID-19 pandemic and at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, researchers assembled a recruitment dream team and joined with African American men who are prostate cancer survivors to “do what is needed for future generations.”

African American men have disproportionately higher prostate cancer rates, with an earlier onset, and twice the prostate cancer mortality than other racial groups. These outcomes are difficult for University of Southern California (USC) researchers to accept.

Rumination Following Discrimination Can Lead to Depression, Anxiety in Black Youth, Study Shows

The likelihood that Black children will experience racial discrimination increases as they age and spend time in their communities, schools, and online. Racial discrimination is a significant public health concern. Approximately 90% of Black youth report discriminatory experiences each year that increases their vulnerability to depression and anxiety.

According to researchers, Black youth may ruminate about their discriminatory experiences, which is the internalization of negative feelings as a coping strategy, but it can lead to detrimental mental health outcomes.

NIH and Prostate Cancer Foundation launch large study on aggressive prostate cancer in African American men

The largest coordinated research effort to study biological and non-biological factors associated with higher burden and aggressive prostate cancer in African American men has begun. The $26.5 million study is called RESPOND, or Research on Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry: Defining the Roles of Genetics, Tumor Markers, and Social Stress.

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