EmPOWERED Women
Four-part collaborative series between EmPOWERED to Serve™ and Go Red for Women®

The conversation explored health equity and how the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines relate to the heart health of Black women — because we know one life lost due to heart disease is one too many.
The event focused on CPR, as studies have shown significant disparities in bystander CPR rates for people of color and women, as well as opioid misuse among women of color.
The roundtable was moderated by Lydia T. Blanco, journalist,
host, producer and digital media personality. Distinguished panelists included
Paula Blackwell, Executive director,
Central Maryland Area Health Education Center; Brandon Holt, minister,
motivator, LCDC counselor, and author; Abigail Kohler, Co-founder Resuscitech
and 2020 AHA EmPOWERED to Serve Business Accelerator awardee; and Kathryn
Cates-Wessel, Chief Executive Officer, American Academy of Addiction
Psychiatry.