LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Summarize health disparities related to nutrition and health behaviors
Identify successful strategies to improve access to and care of underrepresented minorities in clinical care and research studies
Create a diverse and inclusive environment in both clinical and research practices

FACULTY AND TOPICS
Strategies to Engage Racially and Ethnically Diverse Women in Clinical Research
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS, Obesity Medicine Physician Scientist; Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director of Diversity, Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORCH), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Sexual Minorities, Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Health: A Call for Action
Nicole Van Kim, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA

MODERATOR
Carrie Earthman, PhD, RDN, Professor, Nutrition; Research Director, Nutrition Clinic at STAR Health, University of Delaware, Newark, DE