The intersection of health and community advocacy | Joseph Ravenell | TEDxGeorgeSchool

Joseph Ravenell M.D. ’92 started the Men’s Health Initiative, a program designed to address the disproportionate burden of colon cancer-related death among black men. The program exemplifies a model in which community members use self-reliance and their unique assets to prioritize and tackle health challenges.

Joseph Ravenell MD is associate professor of Population Health and Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine. He is a core member of the NYU Center for Healthful Behavior, a board-certified internist and disparities researcher with a strong track record of NIH funding to improve cardiovascular disease and cancer prevention in diverse populations.

Joseph has been the principal investigator for multiple NIH and CDC grant-funded projects to test community-based strategies to improve colon cancer screening among black men throughout New York City. This work has led to a community-based research network of over 200 community-based sites including churches, barbershops, mosques and social service agencies throughout New York City.

Joseph is the Director of Diversity in Cancer Research for the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, and the founding Director of the Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities at NYU School of Medicine.

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