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Confronting Racism in Health Care Delivery
An Imperative to Improve the Public's Health

Summary

Confronting Racism in Health Care Delivery: An Imperative to Improve the Public’s Health
Presented in Partnership with The Commonwealth Fund and Jointly with STAT

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Structural racism, implicit bias and discrimination in health care settings factor into longstanding health disparities in the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these inequities in Black and Latinx/Hispanic communities in particular. This event examined the broader context of race and racism in health services and care, seeking to identify ways to address the devastating impacts on racial/ethnic minority patients and communities. This Forum drew on data from a national poll released in 2021 by The Commonwealth Fund and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and recently published in JAMA Health Forum. This poll was conducted to understand Black and Latino patients’ recent experiences with racism in health care.

Part of: Policy Controversies.

Presented in Partnership with The Commonwealth Fund and Jointly with STAT

Background Articles

  • Leadership Development to Advance Equity in Health Care
  • Addressing Racial Discrimination in US Health Care Today
    JAMA Health Forum
  • Addressing Racial Discrimination in US Health Care Today
    JAMA Health Forum
  • Commonwealth Fund: Inequities in Health and Health Care in Black and LatinX Communities: 23 Charts
  • Commonwealth Fund: In Focus: Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Care by Confronting Racism
  • Commonwealth Fund: Advancing Racial Equity in Health Care
  • "Integrating Health Equity Content into Health Professions Education," AMA Journal of Ethics
    AMA Journal of Ethics
  • "How Should Health Professional Education Respond to Widespread Racial and Ethnic Health Inequity and Police Brutality," AMA Journal of Ethics
    AMA Journal of Ethics
  • Illinois Health and Hospital Association: "Launch of Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report"
    Illinois Health and Hospital Association
  • "Health Equity as a System Strategy: The Rush University Medical Center Framework," NEJM
    New England Journal of Medicine

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Moderator

Nicholas St. Fleur
General Assignment Reporter and Associate Editorial Director of Events, STAT

Expert Participants

David Ansell
Senior Vice President for Community Health Equity for Rush University Medical Center and Associate Provost for Community Affairs for Rush University

Mary Findling
Assistant Director of the Harvard Opinion Research Program

Alden Landry
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Laurie Zephyrin
Vice President, Health System Equity, The Commonwealth Fund

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