Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, PhD, MPH, RN

Congratulations @rantocran.bsky.social!!

Hypertension Management to Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities: Clinical and Community-Based Interventions - Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports Purpose of the Review Hypertension remains a major public health concern globally and in the United States with significant racial/ethnic disparities in prevalence, treatment, and control. Despite eff...

Comprehensive article led by my brilliant colleague
@rantocran.bsky.social. Addressing disparities is the most critical issue facing hypertension today.

Hypertension Management to Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities: Clinical and Community-Based Interventions
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Yi Wang from @einsteinmededu.bsky.social discussing her study in the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) on Gestational Diabetes and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and the role of Gut microbiome and Blood Metabolome

#EPILifestyle25 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetingReport

Now Dr. @mingyuzhang.bsky.social from @bidmcreseach.bsky.social discussing prospective associations of pregnancy heavy metals & essential elements with women’s mid-life obesity risk.

Can folate mitigate the health effects of metals?

#EPILifestyle25 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetingReport

Celebrating successful team presentations @ahascience.bsky.social @bidmcreseach.bsky.social
#EpiLifestyle25
@patildhrumil.bsky.social
@rantocran.bsky.social
@mingyuzhang.bsky.social

FAHA means so much more with the new addition of the brilliant @rantocran.bsky.social
@ahascience.bsky.social
#EpiLifestyle25!!!

Next up is Anika Seshadri talking about Menopausal Status and the Association of Lipoprotein(a) with CAD among different groups in the US

#EPILifestyle25
@ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetingReport

The first presentation in this session showing that Intrinsic Motivation for Engaging in Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors is Associated with Reduced Postpartum Weight Retention is by Susan Brown from @ucdavis.bsky.social

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Now at the #EPILifestyle25 Oral Abstract Session on Women’s and Maternal Health moderated by Drs. Curisa M. Tucker and Noel Mueller

Looking forward to the presentations!

Starting off the last day of #EPILifestyle25 with Dr. Lora E. Burke giving the David Kritchevsky Memorial Lecture.

She is speaking on the Evolution of Evidence on Dietary Self-Monitoring Adherence in Obesity Treatment

#AHAScience

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Ongoing: Discussing 25 years of research in the Jackson Heart Study

#EPILifestyle25

#AHAScience #AHAMeetingReport @ahascience.bsky.social

Looking forward to your session today #EPILifestyle25

Sont miss this session.

Congratulations!!!

Up at 3:30 am and on my way to #EpiLifestyle25 after a 1 day flight delay - will make my poster session this evening!
Come check it out: Inflammation biomarkers and risk of severe covid in C4R.
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Circ CQO journal session at EPI meeting

Join the Editors of #CircCQO at #EPILifestyle25 ! Learn about the journal, what the editors are looking for, and how to submit your work.

Attend the journal session TODAY, Friday March 7, at 1:30pm CT in Elite Hall B

#CardioSky

It’s Day 2 at #EpiLifestyle25. It’s a full house - now with standing room only at the General session.

#AHAscience #AHAMeetingReport @ahascience.bsky.social

Loving this

We are back and we are here!

Let me know which session(s) you’re most looking forward to.

#EPILifestyle25

Photo drop of some of my favorite moments @ahascience.bsky.social #AHA24 @dramitkhera.bsky.social

Thanks to all those who contributed to make #AHA24 such a success. We hope you left inspired by a #century of progress in CVD and excited by a bright future ahead! @ahascience.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social @drmarthagulati.bsky.social @erinmichos.bsky.social @anastasiasmihaili.bsky.social

I’m grateful for all the wonderful memories created at #AHA24. Until we meet again at #AHA25 in #NOLA! @rantocran.bsky.social @bunmiogungbe.bsky.social @modeldoc.bsky.social

Happening now:

Dr. Keith Churchwell, AHA president is giving the Lewis A. Conner Presidential Lecture in the Main even Hall.

#AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMmeetings

The final speaker for this session is Dr Karen Joynt Maddox about health policy to improve cardiovascular health in communities. She discussed the importance of policies to support doula care

Up next is the panel discussion

#AHA24 #AHAMeetings @ahascience.bsky.social

We now have @ycommodore.bsky.social discussing her work in LINKED-BP, an @ahascience.bsky.social health-Equity research network project

#AHA24 #AHAMeeting

Dr. Modele Ogunniyi discusses her community-based research to dicrease cardiovascular risk in women

#AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetings

Up next is Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe from @nyulangonepccsm.bsky.social discussing faith-based approaches to reduce cardiovascular disease risk

#AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetings

Dr. Phil Levy is first in this session. He’s telling us about his work as a community leader engaging diverse communities. #AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetings

Starting off bright and early today with this session on lessons from community engaged research to address CV disparities #AHA24 moderated by Drs. Khadijah Breathett and Kim Williams @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetings

Judges for this competition are Drs. Joshua J Joseph, Madison LeCroy, and Meredith Duncan

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Blake Thompson and
Wendy Wang

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