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The 6th Black Health Matters Winter Health Summit 2021
Live chat, network with leaders in diabetes, mental health, heart disease, clinical trials, dementia, caregiving, lupus, fitness, COVID-19 and vaccines, alopecia (hair loss), kidney disease (FSGS)
February 15, 2021 (New York, NY)—Now, more than ever, African Americans are being proactive about their physical, mental and emotional health. The confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the advent of promising vaccines, and the Black Lives Matter movement has brought the nation to a moment when our society is focused as never before on racial, ethnic and gender equity, including health inequities. Research shows that African Americans have much at stake and need to be knowledgeable about managing chronic disease, ensuring that annual screenings are taking place and informed about taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Black Health Matters, the leading health and wellness platform is at the vanguard to raise awareness of health disparities through the creation of evidence-based content disseminated via important touchpoints within the African American community.
The COVID-19 pandemic has further widened the disparities in health outcomes between African Americans and other Americans. The need for summits and initiatives have been made even more apparent during this crisis. The upcoming Black Health Matters Winter Health Summit, will be held Saturday, February 27th, 2021, from 8:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m. EST, and is free and open to the public. The Summit will feature physicians, nurses, scientists, advocates and event celebrities imbued with passion that change must happen. The Summit will feature presentations by exerts such as Dr. Vin Gupta, Medical Contributor, NBC/MSNBC, Dr. Carol Brown, of Memorial Sloan Kettering and past president for the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, Angie Stone, Singer/Songwriter and Diabetes Advocate, Dr. Patrice Harris, immediate past president of the American Medical Association, Dr. Lewis Kampel of Memorial Sloan Kettering and expert on prostate cancer in African American men and Sandra Lindsay, RN, Critical Care Nurse, Northwell Health (1st nurse vaccinated in USA).
“We want attendees to become intentional about their health by attending the biggest forum on health disparities and the way forward African American families,” said Roslyn Y. Daniels, publisher and founder of Black Health Matters. “Attendees will have the opportunity to dialogue with an outstanding faculty and network with like-minded peers focused on improving their personal health. It is our time to reaffirm that Black Health Matters.”
Engaging and transformative presentations and discussions around health issues that affect African Americans (i.e., lupus, multiple myeloma, sickle cell, breast and prostate cancer, mental health and clinical trial participation, etc.)
Concurrent sessions to maximize opportunities to gain insights from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.
Option for attendees to download valuable materials to a virtual swag bag that is emailed to their personal account.
Ability to network and learn about key resources to build a culture of health within one’s own community.
For more information and to register, go to http://www.bhmwintersummit.vfairs.com/en/registration,
AARP, Alnylam, Bluebird bio, Eisai Genentech, Janssen, Kezar, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Merck, Myovant Sciences, Novartis, Pfizer, Travere Therapeutics and Vertex, sponsor the 6th Black Health Matters Summit. Alpha Kappa Alpha, Global Genes, Greater New York City Black Nurses Association, Kappa Alpha Psi, National Urban League, Phi Beta Sigma, and The Links, Inc. are community partners.
About Black Health Matters
Black Health Matters is a trusted health content and experiential woman-owned firm that offers digital, social and screening programs that reach consumers, patients and medical practitioners. The platform was launched in 2012, prior to the Black Lives Matters movement, to support the enactment of the Affordable Care Act. The mission is to help newly insured and the medically underserved improve their health literacy through self- reflective and evidence-based health content. With more than 1.5K+ pages of video, reports and articles Black Health Matters seeks to improve health literacy by improving health disparities.
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Roslyn Y. Daniels
Biography
Roslyn Young-Daniels is president and founder of Black Health Matters, the leading health promotion and disease management online platform serving the needs of consumers, patients and physicians. She is a tireless advocate for eliminating health disparities by improving the health literacy of African American consumers and patients. A former senior executive in broadcast and publishing, Daniels is a nationally respected health strategist with more than 20 years designing and implementing cross-cultural health education programs and initiatives.
Daniels is disrupting the educational space for African American patients. In 2018, she launched the Black Health Matters Summit, which is a multi-platform initiative that features live Ted Talk-inspired presentations by leading clinicians and health advocates. The Black Health Matters Summits draw thousands of impressions via original content produced, which includes video pushed through social media and custom newsletters to its base of subscribers and fans. Black Health Matters has worked with: AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Boston Scientific, Gilead, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi and other leading pharmaceutical companies.
Understanding that African American men have the lowest life expectancy and highest death rate compared to men and women in other racial/ethnic groups in the United States, Daniels launched Precision Oncology in partnership with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. The goal is to offer strategies needed to establish and strengthen the capacity of Kappa Alpha Psi chapters in promoting health and wellness among members and the greater community in which they live and work. Black Health Matters will host more than five Precision Oncology programs in 2020 at Kappa Province meetings with the goal of touching more than 60,000 Kappas within the program year.
Daniels’ other accomplishments include receiving the Digital Diversity Network’s Social Entrepreneur Award in 2017. She conceived and implemented two programs with original content adopted by the National Medical Association (NMA): 1) Prescription for Exercise, which motivates physicians and patients to discuss physical activity in the proper dosage to manage over 40 of the most common chronic health conditions effectively, and 2) the NMA Breastfeeding Medicine Alliance, designed to increase rates of breastfeeding for optimal health of mothers and babies. These programs impact more than 3 million patients annually. Her work in increasing clinical trial participation was captured in the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch. Daniels recently wrote an OpEd for USA Today on health equity.
Outside of business, Daniels is vice chair of the Links Inc. of Bergen County, where she manages key initiatives, including feeding the homeless and community health programs. She is also a member of the Health Ministry at Abyssinian Baptist Church and member of Women of Color in Pharma. An ovarian cancer survivor, she often speaks to the importance of self-care and of being a knowledgeable patient. Professionally, she mentors women entrepreneurs on revenue acquisition and management.
Daniels is a graduate of Boston University. She has a son James and beloved dog Khmet.
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