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Using data to empower our kinfolk.
Aniefuna
Institute
For Black Health equity
Health is a human right.
A public health research center producing reliable health information Black communities can trust.
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HOW RACISM AFFECTS OUR HEALTH
The decades-long genocide of Black women & our babies.
10 to 19-year-old Black kids dying by suicide more than any other racial/ethnic group.
Water in our neighborhoods polluted with deadly levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, and lead.
Racism physically & psychologically deteriorating our bodies, our minds, our communities.
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Life Expectancy in years, 2021
Asian
84
Latino/Hispanic
78
White
77
Black
71
Amer. Indian & Alaska Native
66
Data source: United States, CDC National Vital Statistics Reports, 2021
Who we are
Aniefuna Institute for Black Health Equity applies research to interventions for Black people to live long, enjoyable lives. We empower Black people, families, and communities with reliable, informative health education - specifically for us.
health
body • mind • community
When we say “healthy,” we mean overall health. Not skinny or thick or normal or crazy. The stress of racism and discrimination uniquely affects our health in various ways. Our work centers this reality.
what we do at the institute
Research & Evaluation
At our core, we’re curious storytellers obsessed with using data for good - for all Black people.
We know public health. We know data.
We’re part of the communities we serve.
And we know what our communities need.
If you know better, you do better. Research + action is our thing. With programs for Black women and girls
kinship &
community
bell hooks said healing can’t happen in isolation. We believe that health happens in community, so we’re building that.
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We want our communities to benefit from the transformational research-based programs we’ve designed.
Spread the word about our research, programs, and educational resources.
You can also send your rich auntie our way - the one who always had McDonald’s money.
It takes a village to make an impact.
And this is for us, yall.
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We’re building something, and we want you to be part of it.
We’ll give you a shout when we launch our programs and drop our research reports.
If your organization needs support with a research project, data analysis, or program evaluation, email us at info@aniefunainstitute.org
Aniefuna
Institute
For Black Health equity