Policy Brief
A Call to Action for Diversity in Clinical Trials
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FasterCures has initiated a body of work to advance system change within biomedical research to focus on and value diversity and representation within clinical trials. Following our report, 'Achieving Health Equity: A Multi-Stakeholder Action Plan to Address Diversity across the Clinical Trials Enterprise and the Biomedical Research Ecosystem', released in November 2021, this policy brief highlights current and proposed policies with recommendations to reform an unequal research ecosystem. Throughout 2021, FasterCures delivered formal comments and recommendations for several pieces of draft legislation included in this brief. Other policies on the horizon are included to complete the picture of current legislative policies proposed to address diversity in clinical trials.
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Yasmeen Long
Director, FasterCures
Yasmeen Long is a director with the FasterCures team of MI Health. Her expertise lies within health equity, disparities, outcomes, policy, clinical research, patient engagement, and social determinants of health.
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Athena Rae Roesler
Associate Director, Public Health, Milken Institute Health
Athena Rae Roesler is an associate director on the public health team at Milken Institute Health. Her work champions and evaluates public health policies, solutions, and partnerships to build a more equitable world.
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