Black health matters
Original air date – March 2nd, 2021
When COVID-19 first appeared, some said it was the great equalizer. But the facts quickly revealed a grim reality: COVID-19 disproportionately impacts Black, Indigenous, poor and racialized communities. Roberta K. Timothy, assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, joins us to talk about her global research project, Black Health Matters, and why racial justice is a public health matter.
Show notes: https://theconversation.com/black-health-matters-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-5-155950
Roberta Timothy’s related article: 5 ways to address internalized white supremacy and its impact on health. https://theconversation.com/5-ways-to-address-internalized-white-supremacy-and-its-impact-on-health-152667
Esther Jones’s related article: Many Black Americans aren’t rushing to get the COVID-19 vaccine – a long history of medical abuse suggests why. https://theconversation.com/many-black-americans-arent-rushing-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-a-long-history-of-medical-abuse-suggests-why-152368
Full transcript: https://theconversation.com/black-health-matters-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-5-transcript-156090
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