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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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09.25.2024 | The Eagle Review

30 years after she left their halls, DrNwando’s high  school, Bishop Watterson, featured her in their alumni magazine. They highlight how some of her high school experiences shaped her meaningful work today.

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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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