Racism is not merely a social issue, but a pressing public health crisis. This section examines how racism permeates all aspects of health, from disparities in healthcare access and treatment to its physiological and psychological impacts on marginalized communities. Here, we underscore the urgent need for systemic change and commitment from the medical academia to address and combat these profound health inequalities.
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Click on the above video to hear members of the Emory Department of Medicine discuss topics such as race and disparities in health, inferior outcomes for black patients in cardiovascular care, and the use of race in population health sciences.
Click on the image above to read "Racism in Sickle Cell: Why Black Lives in the Healthcare System Are Forgotten" to explore how racialized myths of the experience of pain negatively impacts the health and outcomes for Black patients.
