Heart and soul: food, race and health inequalities, with Dr Kim Williams
Description
In episode 14 we speak to Cardiologist, Dr Kim Williams, a Fellow and former President of the American College of Cardiology, guest editor and editorial board member for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Cardiology Today and US Cardiology . He is currently professor of medicine and chair of the University of Louisville Department of Medicine. Aside from his extensive clinical experience, he is expert in social and cultural factors as determinants of cardiovascular health, and gives useful insights on whether focusing on race can ever be important in progressing improvements in cardiovascular health.
For further interest see: They're trying to kill us. A documentary on why black Americans die at disproportionately high rates compared to their white American counterparts.
https://wellcomecollection.org/articles/ZDa72hQAAC4ZdHyy
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/divided-racism-medicine-and-why-we-need-to-decolonise-healthcare-annabel-sowemimo/6331076?ean=9781788169202
Don't forget you can register for the Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Conference on the 9th September and 9th November.
https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/nlmc-2024
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