Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC, CNE
@rantocran
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Nurse, Advocate, Researcher. Interests in #CardiovascularHealth #CardioMetabolicHealth #HealthJustice #SocialDeterminants #ChronicDisease #WearableDevices
Joined July 2012
RT @spjuraschek: Comprehensive article led by my brilliant colleague @rantocran. Addressing disparities is the most critical issue facing h….
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Dr. @ChiadiNdumele kicks off the @HeartNurses #PCNA2025 pre-conference with an engaging talk on cardiovascular-kidney metabolic syndrome
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RT @BaptisteDiana: Dr. @ChiadiNdumele leads an engaging talk on cardiovascular-kidney metabolic syndrome at the #PCNA2025 Annual Symposium….
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RT @HeartNurses: And we're off! Cheers to 31 years of the Annual Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium! ❤️ . Follow along and use the hashtag #P….
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RT @SethShayMartin: Great to spend the evening with the @hopkinsheart crew at the @heartmaryland Heart of Maryland and Night of Impact . Pr….
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RT @CDH_JHU: Congratulations to @ycommodore who was awarded the American Heart Association 2025 Watkins-Saunders Award for her outstanding….
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RT @spjuraschek: Top sources of sodium in US and Asian American diets, presented by Dr. Cheng.@AHAScience @AHAMeetings .#EpiLifestyle25 htt….
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RT @spjuraschek: Great way to improve your table salt! . Presented by Dr. Jessica Cheng. @AHAScience @AHAMeetings .#EpiLifestyle25
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@MingyuZhangPhD @BIDMC_Research @BIDMC_Medicine @AHAScience Yi Wang from @EinsteinMed discussing her study in the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) on Gestational Diabetes and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and the role of Gut microbiome & Blood Metabolome. #EPILifestyle25 @AHAScience #AHAMeetingReport
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RT @spjuraschek: @MingyuZhangPhD @BIDMC_Research .@BIDMC_Medicine.Presents his research on maternal exposures and long-term health.@AHAScie….
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Now Dr. @MingyuZhangPhD from @BIDMC_Research @BIDMC_Medicine discussing prospective associations of pregnancy heavy metals & essential elements with women’s mid-life obesity risk. Can folate mitigate the health effects of metals?. #EPILifestyle25 @AHAScience #AHAMeetingReport
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Next up is Anika Seshadri talking about Menopausal Status and the Association of Lipoprotein(a) with CAD among different groups in the US. #EPILifestyle25.@AHAScience
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The first presentation in this session showing that Intrinsic Motivation for Engaging in Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors is Associated with Reduced Postpartum Weight Retention is by Susan Brown from @UCDavisHealth @ucdavis . #EPILifestyle25.@AHAScience #AHAMeetingReport
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Now at the #EPILifestyle25 Oral Abstract Session on Women’s and Maternal Health moderated by Drs. Curisa M. Tucker and Noel Mueller. Looking forward to the presentations!
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@AHAScience @JAHA_AHA Last presentation in this session was by @NilayShahMDMPH discussing SDOH of cardiovascular health in Asian Americans. Takeaway: Disaggregating data reports of persons in this group is a disservice & does not reflect the health of all Asian Americans. #EPILifestyle25 @AHAScience
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Starting off the last day of #EPILifestyle25 with Dr. Lora E. Burke giving the David Kritchevsky Memorial Lecture. She is speaking on the Evolution of Evidence on Dietary Self-Monitoring Adherence in Obesity Treatment. #AHAScience. @AHAScience @JAHA_AHA #AHAMeetingReport
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RT @spjuraschek: FAHA means so much more with the addition of my amazing colleague @rantocran!!! . @AHAScience @AHAMeetings .#EpiLifestyle2….
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RT @LaurenBernard30: Collin Popp from NYU presents a time-restricted eating for weight loss maintenance RCT pilot. Results among the 2 arms….
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RT @LaurenBernard30: Dr. Liu from Emory shares protein scores association with MACE with data from the UK BioBank
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