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The NBCI Launches Historical National Clinical Trials Strategic Plan (NCTSP) Through 150,000 Black Churches
The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a coalition of 150,000 African American churches and 27.7 million members, launches the National Clinical Trials Strategic Plan (NCTSP) to inform, empower, educate, enroll, and maintain African Americans in Clinical trials. This will prove to be one of the most significant efforts to improve health in the African American community. This is truly a historical moment for the Black churches as they seek to build and sustain an interdisciplinary approach.
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Welcome to the National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) And The American Clinical Health Disparities Commission (ACHDC) Clinical Trial Portal https://achdc.net/
The Official Explanation of NCTSP
The health equity gap in the US is so vast that you could refer to it as a chasm. Marginalized groups, especially African Americans and Latinos, have worse outcomes with various health conditions, and worse, when it comes to clinical research to treat and prevent, these groups are grossly underrepresented.
Read MoreNBCI and ACHDC are ushering in a new era of broadened engagement of African-American and Latino communities in clinical trials. Particularly given the unethical and illegal behaviors involved with the Tuskegee Experiment and the intentional absence or lack of critical information for the involved subjects by governmental officials, NBCI engages in a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to utilize all essential lessons learned from historic medical abuses for generating robust interest in substantially improving clinical trial participation.
Please view the NBCI Clinical Trial Flow Chart
Dr. Joseph Webster
