PULL QUOTE: NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am honored to collaborate with the NNPA on behalf of the American Heart Association to share facts and insights to support the health news and resources shared directly with African American communities,” said Dr. Benjamin, who is also Founder and CEO of BayouClinic/Gulf States Health Policy Center in LaBatre, Alabama.
DALLAS, TX: May 12, 2020 — Regina Benjamin, M.D., MBA, 18th U.S. surgeon general and member of the American Heart Association’s National Board of Directors joins the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Coronavirus Task Force and Resource Center providing expertise on the COVID-19 and its disproportionate effect on African American communities.
The NNPA, the trade association of African American-owned newspapers and media companies, established the Coronavirus Pandemic Task Force to provide timely and up-to-date Coronavirus information and resources for the African American community.
“I am honored to collaborate with the NNPA on behalf of the American Heart Association to share facts and insights to support the health news and resources shared directly with African American communities,” said Dr. Benjamin, who is also Founder and CEO of BayouClinic/Gulf States Health Policy Center in LaBatre, Alabama.
As a trusted source in African American communities and other communities of color, it is important that we are at the helm with updates and information from reliable top officials and organizations about how the coronavirus is impacting communities of color across the nation,” said Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr, president and CEO, NNPA.
