Atlanta, Georgia
The tour was hosted by the Black Greek Letter Consortium (BGLC), which is made up of the nine National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) organizations, also known as the Divine Nine (D9). These historically Black fraternities and sororities support the mission of the All of Us Research Program to advance health equity for those considered underrepresented in biomedical research.
Developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the All of Us Research Program looks to enable a new era in medicine in which researchers, health care professionals, and patients work together to develop individualized care.
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Collegiate Night at Clark Atlanta University
This three-day event began with Collegiate Night at Clark Atlanta University, on Friday, February 17 to highlight the promise of the upcoming generation to change our medical future. Experts provided an overview of the All of Us Research Program and its benefits, opportunities, challenges, and relevancy to minorities and minority medical research and mental health.
Community Day
Day two was Community Day at Riverdale Town Center in Riverdale, GA. The event included music, nutrition and cooking demonstrations, and other interactive and family fun activities about health care and the Black community. Community Day was supported by the National Black Nurses Association, Emory University, Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), Morehouse School of Medicine, Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF), and the Stone Mountain-Lithonia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Free health, wellness and fitness sessions were provided.
Inspirational Service
On Sunday, February 19th, Pastor Jesse Curney III shared a spiritual message to mark the close of three days of education and inspiration. The services took place at New Mercies Christian Church. A live stream is available on the New Mercies website.
Virtual Photo Booth
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All of Us Community Partner
Who is BWHI?
The Black Women’s Health Imperative is a national community partner of the All of Us Research Program.
All of Us wants to speed up health research and medical breakthroughs. To do this, they are asking one million people to lead the way to provide the types of information that can help create individualized prevention, treatment, and care for all of us.
BWHI is calling on Black women to volunteer for this important program. We hope you will help make history and change the future of health.
This could help researchers see how different things, like environment, lifestyle, and genes, can impact health. This may help develop new medical treatments that are unique to each person.
All of Us
National Community Engagement Partner
Who is DREF Research Matters?
The DREF awareness campaign entitled, “Research Matters: Creating Possibilities to Achieve Health and Wellness for “All of Us” focuses on the objective of creating awareness about how research matters in closing the health disparities gap. African Americans continue to have the highest incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates from chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, mental health, and HIV/AIDS, yet they contribute to only five percent of clinical trial participants in America.
Collaborators
Acknowledgement: This event is funded by the Division of Engagement and Outreach, All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health. Award Number [Pyxis Partners: OD028404]
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