Ep 14. Race and Healthcare: Historical Roots

Date: 4/9/24Name of podcast: Dr. PatientEpisode title and number: 14 Race and Healthcare: Historical RootsEpisode summary: Many of the health inequities that we see in healthcare today stem from beliefs held in the time of slavery that have led to "myths" about black bodies and black health. Compounded by historical policy making related to socioeconomics, red lining, civil rights and more, people of color in the US are still facing inequity in healthcare today, from access to treatment to outcomes. Linda Villarosa is  an author on race and health in America, professor and journalist in residence at The City College of New York, contributing writer to the NY Times and a contributor to the 1619 project.Guest(s): Linda VillarosaKey Terms:11:12 – Drapetomania11:32 – Spirometer23:04 – Momnibus billReferences: 03:29 – Black women in the US have a higher death rate in pregnancy than white women with the same socioeconomic status03:39 – Big review article showing how black patients receive pain meds less often 03:45 – Study from University of Virginia 2016 medical students beliefs about black body myths04:04 – Race correction on PFTs (pulmonary function tests)05:51 – A black woman with a PhD is more likely to die in childbirth than a white woman with a high school degree07:51 – The history of Dr. J Marion Sims09:23 – Statue of Dr. J Marion Sims  taken down in NYC09:39 – Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey (The Mothers of Gynecology) art installation in Montgomery, AL09:47 – Say Anarcha book10:20 – Dr. Cartwright12:32 – (Lack of) science behind the spirometer race correction15:07 – Weathering book21:23 – CA maternal death rates23:41 – Dr. Mary Bassett, NY Health Commissioner, requires anti-bias training26:03 – “Lightly Black and Green” movement at HBCUsPodcast website: www.drpatientpodcast.comPodcast email, become a guest: [email protected]