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Suzanne Bohan

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Deadly Discrimination

February 9, 2014 by Suzanne Bohan Leave a Comment

Beware of the small slights in life. Over a lifetime they add up to major loss of health, physical and mental, warns David R. Williams, a professor of public health, sociology and African and African-American studies at Harvard University. For decades Williams has studied the connection between racism and diminished health. Recently his work percolated … READ MORE

Filed Under: Blog, Health disparities, Health equity Tagged With: discrimination, health disparities, health equity, life expectancy, racism

Dr. Martin Luther King on health care equity. It’s related, but different from health equity.

January 21, 2014 by Suzanne Bohan Leave a Comment

In 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King ad-libbed a line in a speech in Chicago to the Medical Committee for Human Rights, saying, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” Almost 50 years later, as attention increasingly turns toward shrinking the gap in disease rates and life … READ MORE

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: health disparities, Martin Luther King, Suzanne Bohan

Health disparities – and solutions – examined in depth

February 26, 2013 by Suzanne Bohan Leave a Comment

In June 2012, I embarked on research to examine the wide disparities in health and longevity between neighborhoods just miles apart. It’s not unusual, especially in urban areas, to find that people living 10 or so miles from each other will have up to a 20-year gap in life expectancy. I reported on this topic … READ MORE

Filed Under: Health, Health disparities Tagged With: health disparities, Michelle Obama, President Obama

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