• Episode 42: Food as Medicine in the Black Community

  • Oct 24 2024
  • Length: 27 mins
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Episode 42: Food as Medicine in the Black Community

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  • Earlier this week, Bunmi Ogungbe, PhD, MPH, RN, held the "Food as Medicine in the Black Community" summit at the Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. The summit convened over 150 thought leaders and changemakers to catalyze conversations around integrating the cultural diets of African diaspora foods and promoting Black-owned businesses within the growing “Food as Medicine” movement. In this episode, Dr. Ogungbe discusses some of the key outcomes from the summit, her involvement in the movement, and future goals. Dr. Ogungbe is a cardiovascular epidemiologist dedicated to using her clinical, research, and public health expertise to improve cardiometabolic outcomes among populations experiencing social marginalization. She collaborates on several community-engaged multi-level interventions leveraging digital technologies to improve hypertension control and management of chronic conditions. She is an emerging leader in community-engaged research seeking to advance cardiovascular health equity, both locally in the US and globally.
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