The U.S. government has released its first "HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities." Let's take a look at how racial equity can analyzed and addressed in access to primary care and preventive care - the most vital type resource for keeping populations healthy.
Systemic racism in America impacts health and wellness in many different ways, from poverty rates to insurance access to quality of care received by healthcare institutions. The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated alarming disparities in healthcare outcomes by race/ethnicity. 80% of deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have been of Black individuals, while only 13.4% of … Continue reading Healthcare, Racism, and IT: How do they intersect?
Racism is a layered and systemic problem in U.S. healthcare. Is IT helping or harming? Can it play a healing role?
Justice in Health 