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Exploring African American Heritage, History and Health Equity

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  • Thursday, May 20, 2021
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MAND DEI is happy to present a speaker seares that is partially funded by the academy’s diversity mini-grant 2020.


All three events are free for MAND members.


Session 1: Exploring African American Heritage, History and Health


Speaker: Deanna Belleny, MPH, RDN


Date/time: May 20th 5PM to 6:30PM


Award CEUs: 1.5


Competency: 8.2, 9.2.


In this session, participants will learn about the history of foods that have shaped African American food culture. They will be able to describe the prevalence of diet-related chronic diseases and unpack the role of racism and social determinants of health on achieving health equity. 

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quymemo@gmail.com
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