Administered by 501c3 Power is Giving, Inc., Eat Drink Disrupt (EDD) Summit is a Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)-led, ½ day, clinical, culinary & wellness equity program that educates and empowers through teach, taste and the presentation of evidence-based, health and equity solutions.
From our food apartheid panel moderated by our Master of Ceremonies Tone X and more than 20 ounces of free vegan delectables created by our 5 BIPOC taste and hydrate station chefs, to live vegan cooking demos, ask-a-doc stations, specialty BIPOC vendors, free eco-friendly swag bags and clinical presentations on the prevention, arrest and reversal of cancer and heart disease, we’re on a mission to restore community health.
Our double and triple board-certified BIPOC physicians are: Milton Mills MD (Washington, DC), Marsha Gail Davis, MD (Atlanta, GA) and Cliff Morris MD, FACC-Cardiologist, (Richmond, VA) who is also a UNC Tarheels alumnus who played basketball alongside his legendary former teammates: Michael Jordan, Brad Daugherty and Kenny Smith.
Dawn Hilton-Williams, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Power is Giving, Inc., says, "The integration of clinical and plant-based culinary education make our program a one-stop-shops for optimal wellness and sustainable change; particularly within disproportionately impacted communities.”
WHY CANCER, HEART DISEASE & EQUITY?
· According to the American Cancer Society, African-Americans have the highest death rate and shortest survival rate for most cancers than any other racial or ethnic group in the U.S.
· A 2022 study published by the American Heart Association reported that Black adult women and men experience a disproportionately higher burden of cardiovascular risk factors, compared to white adults.
· A 2023 Kaiser Foundation study, revealed that health disparities are driven by social and economic inequities.
