Dr. Regina Benjamin: COVID 19 Affecting People of Color at Higher Rates

02/05/2020 8 min
Dr. Regina Benjamin: COVID 19 Affecting People of Color at Higher Rates

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Dr. Regina Benjamin, the 18th Surgeon General of the United States, member of the American Heart Association Board of Directors, and Founder & CEO of Bayou Clinic/Gulf States Health Policy Center in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. We talk about why COVID-19 and cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, are affecting African Americans, U.S. Hispanics and rural populations at disproportionately higher rates.

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