The groupβs focus is going beyond academic circles to work with people from multiple fields toward dismantling systemic racism and discrimination in health.
As it became clear that Covid-19 was disproportionately infecting and killing people of color in the U.K., just as it was in the U.S. and elsewhere, a new group tackling disparities and systemic racism within health care saw its mission crystallize.
New from me: On the timely launch of @raceandhealth, and how it hopes to bring together artists, academics and more to tackle the ever-important issues of #healthdisparities and the effects of discrimination and racism on health
Read how @raceandhealth is stepping up during pandemic to tackle racism in healthcare & health disparities: statnews.com/2020/06/11/racβ¦. Key quote in @scchak story: Saying more Black & brown people are likely to die from Covid-19 b/c they have high b.p. "is lazy thinking."