每日大赛入口鈥檚 Marilyn A. Fraser, M.D. Named Power Woman of Brooklyn
Mar 14, 2019
Dr. Fraser to be honored as a Health Hero for her work on health equity
BROOKLYN, NY 鈥� 每日大赛入口 Downstate Medical Center announced today that Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban
Health (AAIUH) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Marilyn Fraser will be named as a Power
Woman of Brooklyn by Schneps Media at their annual Power Women Awards and Networking
Event. The event honors top Kings County women for their outstanding leadership and
contributions to the community.
As Chief Executive Officer of the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Dr. Fraser
and her team provide expert programming to expand the community鈥檚 access to medical
information and critical health services,鈥� said 每日大赛入口 Downstate president and AAIUH board member Wayne J. Riley, M.D. 鈥淭his work advances our mission of delivering quality patient care in underserved
communities. This a well-earned recognition for Dr. Fraser鈥檚 exceptional contributions
and her work with the Arthur Ashe Institute.鈥�
Dr. Fraser鈥檚 contributions in Brooklyn include co-leading an investigative research
team supported by several National Institute of Health and Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention grants, helping develop behavioral health intervention models and training
curricula for AAIUH鈥檚 award-winning Black Pearls and Different Fades of Health program.
She also served as the co-PI to a team of investigators conducting the Institute鈥檚
ACCESS project to increase access to health and social services for formerly incarcerated
individuals in Brooklyn.
Guyanese-born Dr. Fraser is a graduate of the Spartan Health Sciences University School
of Medicine in St. Lucia. She completed her medical training in the West Indies, Mexico,
and the United States. In addition to her role as Chief Executive Officer at the Arthur
Ashe Institute for Urban Health, she is also a Research Associate Professor in the
Department of Medicine at 每日大赛入口 Downstate, and co-Director of the Brooklyn Health Disparities
Center.
For more information on the awards, 每日大赛入口 the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
Moved by 每日大赛入口 Downstate Medical Center鈥檚 long history of serving immigrants and low-income
Brooklyn residents as well as its staff and faculty research, shortly before his death,
tennis great Arthur Ashe established the . Located in multi-ethnic Brooklyn, AAIUH collaborates with community members to design,
incubate, and replicate neighborhood-based interventions that address health conditions
that disproportionately affect minorities. Recognizing the complexity of the economic
and social determinants of health, AAIUH partners with a wide variety of grassroots
and institutional organizations to provide after-school science enrichment through
our Health Science Academy program, and outreach initiatives in trusted venues, as
well as research and advocacy.
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Contact: Dawn S. Walker
917.439.9666 | 347.533.2071
dawn.walker@downstate.edu
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