Did you know that healthcare equity breaks down along race lines? For #IndigenousHeritageMonth, learn about racism's effect on health outcomes. Fixing the problem begins with awareness of it. In this thread, we share our blogs about Native communities' pandemic health outcomes.
Structural racism has created significant morbidity and mortality for minority populations, including Native communities. Read more in Kelly's article: fancycomma.com/2020/11/14/str…
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#StructuralRacism #Health
You can also read about COVID-19 in the Diné (#Navajo) Nation in Kelly's article: fancycomma.com/2021/02/28/cov…
We should note that these challenges are not unique to Native communities. Disparate health outcomes in COVID-19 that break down along race lines show that there's a lot more work to do to ensure equitable health care for all.
What are some ways you are committing to learn more about the challenges facing Native communities, and pursuing anti-racism in general, this #IndigenousHeritageMonth?
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