Masks, Healthcare & Society

It has been almost six months that COVID-19 has been with us here in the United States. Yet we are still debating many things about the virus.

On this episode Allison talks to Dr. Elizabeth Culatta, a medical sociologist and assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Augusta University, about the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic and societal norms behind Americans' attitudes towards wearing masks. She also talks about the healthcare disparities being brought to the forefront of the conversation due to the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Fanny Brice.

Resources:

Visualizing the History of Pandemics

1918 Flu Pandemic

America's Forgotten Pandemic

Mask Wearing Rules in 1918

COVID-19: Voices Against Stigma and Discrimination

CDC Employees on Toxic Work Environment

Coronavirus and Black Americans Rate of Infection

CDC Data on African American Infection Rates

Masculinity and Wearing a Mask

Mask Wearing in Public

Jill McDevitt: Sexologist

The Importance of Black Doctors

Does Diversity Matter for Health?

Trump Administration Strips the CDC of Control of Coronavirus Data