Racism in Healthcare

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Racism in Healthcare
Racism in Healthcare

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5 Ways the Health-Care System Can Stop Amplifying Racism

The coronavirus pandemic didn’t create the health disparities among Americans, but it has exposed once again how stark the problem is. Black and Latino patients are two to three times as likely as white patients to be diagnosed with COVID-19, and more than four times as likely to be hospitalized for it. Black patients are more than twice as likely to die from the virus. They also die from it at younger ages. COVID-19 has exacerbated long-standing trends: Black and Latino Americans have lower rates of insurance coverage, a higher prevalence of chronic diseases, worse health outcomes, and a lower life expectancy. People in the health-care world sometimes speak of these patterns as if they are…

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 5 Ways the Health-Care System Can Stop Amplifying Racism

Instead of reducing disparities, the industry makes them worse. Here’s how to change that.

White Coats for Black Lives

To dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.

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