Health equity

Why social determinants play a huge role in COVID-19

Racial health disparities existed far before this pandemic. Jen Caudle, DO, and Ebony Jade Hilton, MD, weigh in.

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  • The roots of systemic racism in healthcare and one doctor's hope

  • How race plays a role in medicine and infant mortality

  • Black and white: What gives this doctor pause about having children

  • Chronic fear's toll on Black minds and bodies

  • Covid-19 illuminates how discrimination drives health disparities among black people

  • Do you feel supported by your community? The answer may depend on your race

  • What inequity means for patients everywhere

  • BIPOC + LGBTQIA patients: why education is needed

  • Understanding racial disparities & failures in the healthcare system

Up Next

  • How racial disparities affect healthcare, through the eyes of one doctor

  • The roots of systemic racism in healthcare and one doctor's hope

  • How race plays a role in medicine and infant mortality

  • Black and white: What gives this doctor pause about having children

  • Chronic fear's toll on Black minds and bodies

  • Covid-19 illuminates how discrimination drives health disparities among black people

  • Do you feel supported by your community? The answer may depend on your race

  • What inequity means for patients everywhere

  • BIPOC + LGBTQIA patients: why education is needed

  • Understanding racial disparities & failures in the healthcare system

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