Black Women Deserve Better Health Care
Center for Health Progress
MAY 1, 2021
A large part of my job is advocating for the needs of BIPOC communities in meetings with legislators and government representatives, and I am often one of the only people of color in the room. When a white physician says, “people of color don’t trust the health care system, it’s just their culture,” and heads nod around the room, I have to take a deep breath and speak up, reminding everyone that the basis of this mistrust is well-founded.
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