179. Keyonna King on Public Health Disparities in Omaha and UNMC's BEAT Cancer Study

Keyonna King is an associate professor in the UNMC College of
Public Health. She holds a doctorate in public health from Loma
Linda University. King specializes in community-based
participatory research, or CBPR, an approach that works with
community members to make public health programs more equitable
and inclusive. 


King is also a co-investigator in UNMC’s BEAT Cancer study. BEAT
Cancer, which stands for Black Equity, Access and Testing for
Cancer, seeks to increase colorectal cancer screening and
decrease mortality rates related to the disease in Omaha’s Black
community. Today she is in conversation with Michael Griffin.