NATIONAL BLOOD CLOT ALLIANCE ADDRESSES HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH FIRST-EVER B.L.A.C.K. CHURCH BUS TOUR

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA), the nation’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to blood clot prevention, awareness, and education, proudly announces the launch of its first-ever B.L.A.C.K. Church Bus Tour—Black Lives Advocating for Clot Knowledge. This groundbreaking initiative will take place during Blood Clot Awareness Month in March 2025, visiting Black churches in six key cities across the Southern United States, home to over 55% of the Black population: Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Charlotte, NC; Houston, TX; Memphis, TN; and New Orleans, LA. The tour aims to address critical health disparities by partnering with trusted local churches to deliver lifesaving blood clot education and awareness directly to Black communities. Continue Reading It is unacceptable that a preventable condition remains a leading cause of mortality among Black Americans. Post this Stop the Clot Wrapped Bus About the Tour Every six minutes, someone in the United States dies from a blood clot. Blood clots claim an estimated 100,000 lives annually and affect an additional 900,000 people, many of whom face long-term health complications. Black Americans have up to a 30% to 60% higher incidence and mortality due to blood clots and this remains a leading cause...