The Fight for the Elimination of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Acknowledging the Work and Celebrating the Life of Mr. Louis Stokes

Vivian W Pinn; Cato T Laurencin

doi:10.1007/s40615-015-0168-x

The Fight for the Elimination of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Acknowledging the Work and Celebrating the Life of Mr. Louis Stokes

J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2015 Dec;2(4):423-4. doi: 10.1007/s40615-015-0168-x. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

Authors

Vivian W Pinn¹, Cato T Laurencin^{2

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Affiliations

¹ The W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
² The W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, Washington, DC, USA. laurencin@uchc.edu.
³ Institute for Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA. laurencin@uchc.edu.
⁴ Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center for Biomedical, Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences, The University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA. laurencin@uchc.edu.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA. laurencin@uchc.edu.

Abstract

The elimination of health disparities based upon race and ethnicity is a long road. The Honorable Louis Stokes was an indefatigable champion of the underserved who worked to create a world where the vision of health equity would not be a catchphrase but a reality.

Publication types

Biography
Historical Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Ethnicity*
Health Status Disparities*
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Politics*
Racial Groups*
United States

Personal name as subject

Louis Stokes

Grants and funding

UL1 MD009598/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States