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(Black PR Wire) DALLAS – Approximately 50 million people in the United States are at higher risk for heart disease and/or stroke because they lack the most basic needs — healthy food, clean air and drinking water, quality education, employment, housing and access to health care. Historically, people of color — including Black and Hispanic/Latino people, are at even higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for these same reasons.[¹]
Through the American Heart Association’s 2023 EmPOWERED to Serve Business Accelerator
, three local social entrepreneurs have been awarded cash grants to continue the innovative work they are doing to address health inequities at the community level nationwide. The American Heart Association, a global force for longer healthier lives for all, has recognized these individuals from a group of twelve finalists who participated in the program.
Now in its seventh year, the Business Accelerator has engaged and…
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