Black Health Matters Summit Presents…
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This year’s theme is to educate attendees and strengthen the relationship between physicians and patients.
Dr. Mary 'toni' flowers
Dr. Mary “Toni” Flowers is Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Roper St. Francis. She is a nurse, medical anthropologist and licensed minister.
karen Eubanks Jackson
Founder/CEO of Sisters Network :tm: Inc., Karen E Jackson is a 25 year breast cancer survivor and visionary and national leader in the African American breast cancer movement.
Ed Duda
Executive HIV Community Liaison for Gilead Sciences who is passionate about community service.
Dr. Paul Underwood
A former president of the Association of Black Cardiologists, Dr. Underwood is a Medical Director at Boston Scientific.
Rovenia M. Brock, PhD
Dr. Ro is a leading nutrition and coach for over two decades and is the author of Loose Your Final 15.
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The Black Health Matters Summit South
Fighting injustice in health care is an urgent civil rights issue central to achieving a shared dream of peace, prosperity, and equality. In the inspiring words of Maya Angelou, “When you know better, you do better”. Black Health Matters would like to thank the presenters and attendees of the Black Health Matters South Summit. We can together for a day of information, networking and enlightenment. We were thrilled with the feedback to the Summit through social media and personal notes to our organization. If you were unable to attend, this page is dedicated to the Black Health Matters Summit South. Mark your calendar for February 17th, 2019 as we host our third Summit at The Riverside Church in New York City.
Heart Disease and Diabetes
Dr. Paul Underwood explains his role in learning about the connection between heart disease and diabetes.
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Nutrition Tips for those with
Diabetes and Heart Disease
Dr. Ro challenges the audience of why they want to be healthy.
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