UPCOMING FEATURED EVENTPAST FEATURED EVENT Please join the Cobb Institute and the "Capital Area Agency on the Aging" for a stimulating and informative webinar: "My Genes, Your Genes Are They Important"
The COVID Conversation Clinic- April 13, 2021 The COVID Conversation Clinic is a community forum created to deliver factual, up-to-update information to Black communities about COVID-19 vaccines from trusted sources. Our panel of COVID-19 vaccine experts will discuss important topics concerning vaccine distribution, differences between the approved vaccines, and new developments on the horizon. Come with all your vaccine questions and get answers from people who have first-hand knowledge in the creation and development of COVID-19 vaccines.
View On-Demand at the following link: Disparities in Breast Cancer
What Every Clinician Should Know about COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness and How to Address Patient Questions and Concerns https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2021/callinfo_030921.asp 2021 Climate, Health & Equity Virtual SymposiumThis webinar will equip you with solutions toward protecting your communities and patients.1-Program Agenda and Schedule.2-Official Symposium Brochure3-Get Your Climate Action Guide
What is the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute? A health disparities think tank focusing on Research, Mentorship, "All of Us" Research Program"-Precision Medicine and the signature Cobb Scholars Program.The Cobb Institute’s primary objective is to conduct research on issues that impact African Americans and other medically underserved populations; to identify and review effective applications of interventions in a variety of settings, and examine and recommend the implementation of evidence-based interventions. As a data-driven organization, The Cobb Institute conducts research and performs analyses of data to examine the interrelationships among risk factors and diseases; to update scientific findings about the links between behavior factors, social determinants, and health; and to identify factors involved in health and disease for which research is not complete. Membership FormThe Benefits of Membership:
Join TodayWhat is Precision Medicine?According to the Precision Medicine Initiative, precision medicine is "an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person." This approach will allow doctors and researchers to predict more accurately which treatment and prevention strategies for a particular disease will work in which groups of people. It is in contrast to a one-size-fits-all approach, in which disease treatment and prevention strategies are developed for the average person, with less consideration for the differences between individuals. Continue Reading |
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Dr. Cato Laurencin, MD, PhD, FAAOS, receives prestigious 2021 AAOS Kappa Delta Ann Doner Award! 
For immediate release on April 27, 2021 FARMINGTON, CT– On April 26, 2021 Professor Cato T. Laurencin has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences announced that Dr. Cato T. Laurencin was elected as a new member, making him the first surgeon to be elected to membership in the three National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Read Full Press Release: http://ow.ly/w78h50EzhhH
COBB CIO Joins Faculty at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine to Address Health Disparities in South Georgia: PCOM Faculty Focus on Winston Price, MD Thursday, April 15th, 2021
Winston Price, MD, came to South Georgia with two distinct goals: address healthcare disparities and to increase the diversity of physicians, especially the number of Black physicians. To accomplish those goals, Dr. Price spends his time and talents with educational non-profits, medical associations and healthcare committees, in addition to serving as an associate professor at PCOM South Georgia. At PCOM he is Director of Pathway Programs in addition to teaching in the department of pediatrics. Read full article.
Moderna begins child COVID-19 Vaccine trials- https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-announces-first-participants-dosed-phase-23-study-0 Click to read more.
Dr. Randall C. Morgan, Jr., President and CEO of the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, honored with Sarasota's 2021 Unity Award. Read More
Dr. Robert Bullard, who is widely deemed the “Father of Environmental Justice,” will speak at our upcoming 2021 Climate, Health & Equity Symposium to be held on Saturday, February 27th. Read about his 2020 UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Champion of the Earth - Lifetime Achievement Award and the establishment of the Robert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice (CECJ) at Texas Southern University.
The Cobb Institute appears on Erica Campbell’s Morning Show to discuss the All of Us Research Program of the NIH. Read more at NewsOne
APA's Apology to Black, Indigenous and People of Color for Its Support of Structural Racism in Psychiatry issued in Press Release on January 18, 2021. Read the Addendum to the Apology
Cobb Institute hosts successful COVID-19 Webinar in the Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Read more from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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