Health Equity Committee

The ACC’s Health Equity Committee works to advance equitable cardiovascular care so everyone can reach their full heart-health potential. Guided by the College’s health equity strategy, the Committee focuses on advocacy, education, science, and addressing social drivers of health.

Explore our strategy, meet the committee, and take the ACC Health Equity Pledge.

ACC Health Equity Pledge

I pledge to take action to support ACC's health equity vision to "achieve a culture of health where every person reaches their full cardiovascular health potential as a natural right." I acknowledge the negative impact of cardiovascular health inequities on patient care delivery, cardiovascular outcomes, and population health. I commit to work to transform my practice and the cardiovascular care that I deliver to be the most equitable for all.

Chairs

Paul L. Douglass, MD, MACC Chair
Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, MACC Chair-Elect

Committee Members

  • Nausheen Akhter, MD, FACC
  • Sharon N. Andrade-Bucknor, MBBS, FACC
  • Katie L. Berlacher, MD, MS, FACC
  • Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC
  • Christina M. Cantey, DNP, FNP-C, CCK, AACC
  • Sharonne N. Hayes, MD, FACC
  • Kadijah F. Porter, MD, MS
  • Robert Roswell, MD, FACC
  • George G. Sokos, DO, FACC
  • Thad F. Waites, MD, MACC
  • Quentin R. Youmans, MD, FACC
  • Melvin R. Echols, MD, MSCR, FACC, ACC Chief Health Equity Advancement & Inclusion Officer

Explore the Health Equity Heat Map

See how cardiovascular risks and social drivers vary across communities.

View the Heat Map