Coming February 2026 | Special Series
Throughout Heart Health Month, KMOB1003 will present a special podcast series focused on cardiovascular prevention, equity, and lived experience.
This series is designed to slow the narrative down, replace fear with clarity, and elevate prevention as a cultural priority. This is not our regular weekly programming; it is a mission-driven intervention intended to provide the clarity required to navigate a high-risk system.
The Equity Gap: A Higher Burden
The data regarding the Black community is stark: Black Americans are 30% more likely to die from heart disease than White Americans. They experience disproportionate rates of stroke, heart failure hospitalizations, and coronary artery disease (CAD). Reclaiming your health is a form of agency in the face of infrastructure that often responds too late.
Critical Risk Intelligence
- Hypertension: Black adults have some of the highest rates globally; unmanaged blood pressure remains the primary strain on the heart.
- Diabetes & Obesity: Higher rates of metabolic disease significantly compound cardiovascular risk, often exacerbated by systemic access gaps.
- Social Determinants: Racism, systemic inequality, and income disparities are directly linked to worse cardiovascular outcomes.
- Systemic Stress: Experiences of discrimination trigger biological stress responses, increasing inflammation and heart strain.
Mitigation as Power
Prevention is infrastructure. Key steps to mitigate risk include managing blood pressure, adopting heart-healthy diets (low sodium, whole foods), regular exercise, and understanding the impact of systemic factors on biological health. Heart health is a pattern shaped quietly by the systems we choose to build.
Health is infrastructure. Attention is policy. Prevention is power.
