Zoom-In on Health Equity: AAFA Asks Congress to Tackle Racial Disparities in Asthma and Allergy
AAFA takes annual advocacy efforts to Capitol Hill with virtual rounds
April 30, 2021 14:22 ET | Source: Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Landover, Maryland, UNITED STATES
Washington, D.C, April 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Each year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) brings patient spokespeople and advocates from across the nation to Congress to help advance policies to improve the lives of the community it serves. Normally dubbed a “fly-in” because advocates typically travel from around the country to Washington, D.C., this year’s meetings were held via Zoom due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With a focus on the dire need to fix the nation’s health disparities gap, AAFA appropriately themed this year’s meetings “Zoom-In on Health Equity.”
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Zoom-In on Health Equity: AAFA Asks Congress to Tackle Racial Disparities in Asthma and Allergy
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of AmericaApril 30, 2021 GMT
On racial disparities in asthma, AAFA advocate Valerie Vison of Minnesota shared in meetings with staffers from her two Senate offices, “These statistics are and should be startling.” Valerie’s husband, Jordan Vison, died from asthma in July of 2020 at age 30. Learning he had a greater chance of death as a Black American, Valerie honors his life by joining other advocates in raising awareness.
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