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Did you know that your zip code can be a predictor of your health? So can your place of birth, where you work and play, your income and education, and a host of other factors – in addition to the choices you make each day about what to eat, when to work out and whether or not to see a doctor. These factors, recognized by public health professionals as “social determinants of health,” are linked to inequities in health and health care (health disparities) among racial and ethnic minorities in America.

  What is Advocacy? Advocacy is the act or process of supporting a cause; in short, it means to speak up, to fight for a cause or plead the case of others who may not be able to do so or who are suffering from an injustice. Advocates seek to influence decisions, within political and economic institutions and social systems. Fomukong Health Foundation practices Health Advocacy, which promotes and encompasses the direct service, to individuals and families, those activities that promote health and access to health care in communities. This…