Striving for Health Equity in Minority Populations with Dr. Rahn K. Bailey

The Kaleidoscope:  Healthcare in a Diverse America From Molecule to Market with Sheila Thorne, Episode 16In this episode of The Kaleidoscope: Healthcare in a Diverse America From Molecule to Market, Sheila Thorne interviews Dr. Rahn K. Bailey, Chief of Psychiatry at Meharry Medical College. Dr. Bailey highlights the importance of culturally competent mental health care and efforts to reduce disparities in treatment among minority populations.Tune in to the episode to hear about:* Violence as a Public Health Crisis: Rahn K. Bailey, MD emphasizes why the Surgeon General and the American Public Health Association have declared violence a public health crisis, and goes over its implications for community health.* Impact on Communities of Color: Rahn K. Bailey, MD discusses how violence disproportionately affects communities of color, highlighting economic disparities.* Race-Based Traumatic Stress: Rahn K. Bailey, MD explores the concept of race-based traumatic stress, where daily racial discrimination leads to PTSD-like symptoms.* Health Disparities: Rahn K. Bailey, MD connects racial stress to health disparities, emphasizing how systemic issues in healthcare contribute to poorer health.* Systemic Racism in Medicine: Rahn K. Bailey, MD addresses historical abuses and ongoing issues of unconscious bias in healthcare.Learn more about Rahn K. Bailey, MD:* Connect with Rahn K. Bailey, MD on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahn-bailey-md-d-f-a-p-a-40720a6 ***********************************About The Kaleidoscope: Healthcare in a Diverse America From Molecule to Market: Each episode of Sheila Thorne’s The Kaleidoscope podcast highlights leaders and patients of color to discuss culturally linguistically appropriate strategies and services. * Subscribe to The Kaleidoscope: Healthcare in a Diverse America From Molecule to Market on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kaleidoscope-healthcare-in-a-diverse-america-from-molecule-to-market/id1715004411 * Subscribe to The Kaleidoscope: Healthcare in a Diverse America From Molecule to Market video series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SheilaThorneConnect with Sheila Thorne: * Website: https://sheilathorne.com * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheila-thorne-63b5a32 * Twitter: https://twitter.com/sthornemhmg * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SheilaThorne