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Apr. 4, 2022: Humana’s Dr. Nwando Olayiwola Tapped by White House for National Clinician Innovators Initiative
Oct. 18, 2021: DrNwando elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
DrNwando was featured in an article of the Sept/Oct 2021 issue of Essence Magazine. The article is titled, "Movers & Shakers: 8 Black Women to Watch in Corporate America"
May 7, 2021: Katie Couric interviewed DrNwando on health equity and her personal battle with inequity.
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07.09.2024 | Advocate Health

Advocate Health Appoints Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola as President of Advocate National Center for Health Equity

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02.12.2024 | Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare discrimination affecting Black patients the most, new Humana study shows. DrNwando provides insight on the study’s findings.

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10.05.2022 | The OSU College of Medicine​

College of Medicine leaders attend White House the Community in Action: Building a Better Ohio event that aims to support Ohio communities

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03.25.2022 | Katie Couric Media

Think You Know All the Symptoms of a Heart Attack? Think Again

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03.18.2022 | Katie Couric Media​

When it Comes to Heart Disease, How Much Cholesterol Is *Too* Much?

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03.11.2022 | Katie Couric Media

Under Pressure: How Stress Can Cause Heart Disease

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03.08.2022 | Fierce Healthcare

ViVE 2022: How UnitedHealth, Humana are thinking about ‘techquity’

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03.04.2022 | Katie Couric Media

Does Alcohol Lead to Heart Disease? It’s Complicated

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02.25.2022 | Katie Couric Media

Want to Build Your Heart Health? Start Here

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02.25.2022 | Katie Couric Media

Cherishing the Prize: Health Tips for Heart Month (Written By Dr. Nwando)

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02.22.2022 | Healthcare Innovation

Humana, U. of Louisville Collaborate on Health Equity Innovation Hub

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02.22.2022 | The Lantern

Ohio State Student Podcast Aims to Educate Listeners on Health Care Inequities

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10.27.2021 | MarketScreener

Humana – New Poll Reveals Significant Changes to Seniors’ Lives and Values Since Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic
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10.21.2021 | Cision PR Newswire

Corporate Leaders Join with Dr. Jill Biden and the Barbara Bush Foundation to Address Adult Literacy Challenges
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10.18.2021 | National Academy of Medicine

Humana’s Chief Health Equity Officer, Dr. Nwando Olayiwola elected to the National Academy of Medicine

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09.27.2021 | UMass Med News

Annual lecture at UMass Chan addresses racism in health care; calls for commitment to dismantle it

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09.16.2021 | Urban Milwaukee

State Has Troubling Maternal and Infant Racial Health Disparities

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09.01.2021 | Essence Magazine

Movers & Shakers: 8 Black Women to Watch in Corporate America

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05.07.2021 | Katie Couric

Humana health equity trailblazer Dr. Nwando Olayiwola’s personal journey to understanding inequity

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04.30.2021 | CityScene Columbus

Dr. Nwando Olayiwola is continuing the fight for health equity

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04.29.2021 | Fierce Healthcare

Humana’s Jacqueline Nwando Olayiwola is fighting racism using the health system

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03.20.2021 | USA Today Network - Future 50 Magazine

DR. JACQUELINE NWANDO OLAYIWOLA

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01.25.2021 | Businesswire

Humana Names Nwando Olayiwola, M.D., Chief Health Equity Officer

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10.23.2020 | TEDx

TED Talk: Combating Racism and Place-ism in Medicine

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08.01.2020 | The OSU College of Medicine

Pandemic Spurs Telehealth Adoption Rate

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06.29.2020 | The OSU College of Medicine

Lee and Olayiwola awarded prestigious ELAM fellowships

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06.23.2020 | Yahoo!Life

Birth without bias: This health app helps Black women get safe maternity care

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06.23.2020 | Healthline

Racism Is a Health Crisis. Why Aren’t We Treating It Like One?

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01.05.2020 | Nigerians in USA

Why Nigerians are the most successful immigrant group in the U.S.

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11.01.2019 | The OSU College of Medicine

College of Medicine hosts Women in Medicine and Science celebration

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10.05.2016 | University of California, San Francisco (UCSF): Center for Excellence in Primary Care

CEPC Director Dr. Nwando Olayiwola Receives 2016 UCSF Chancellor Award for Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership!

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09.27.2014 | Harvard Chan Alumni​

2014 Emerging Public Health Professional

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