Our mission is to improve the quality of life for BIPOC who are affected by IBD, Digestive Disorders and associated Chronic Illnesses; through Community, Research, Education, and Advocacy.

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Grab your syllabus, your shower shoes, and your laptop because COGI is going to college!


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What We Doin'?

What We Doin'?

COGI Community Conversations is coming to your campus to change up the game! If we know better, we do better – right? This experience meets you in the prime of your life to give you the tools to make decisions on a topic that we can never avoid – our health.

One of the major health topics that is often off of the radar, in black and brown communities, is digestion. Did you know that there are diseases associated with the gut – 2 of which are Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, often under the umbrella term IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease). Both of these diseases are chronic illnesses that are under-diagnosed in black patients.

Facts

Facts

Did you know that “it is 91% unlikely that black and brown patients who present with classic IBD symptoms in the ER will receive an IBD work-up to determine whether or not they have these diseases”

COGI is working to change that!

(Digestive Diseases and Science, 2021; 66 (7): 2200-2206).

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Event Agenda

  1. Food, Drinks, and then some!
  2. Gut Check! What’s Happening in There?
  3. IBD/Chronic Illness & Mental Health
  4. Patient Stories
  5. A Discussion on Clinical Research

Who is COGI?

Color of Gastrointestinal Illnesses is a nonprofit organization focused on servicing black & brown communities. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for black and brown people who are affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Digestive Disorders and associated Chronic Illnesses; through Community, Research, Education, and Advocacy.

Let’s get together, shake a lil’ bit, eat a lil’ bit, talk a lil’ bit, and make a difference in our future!

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