The Color of Care
Idealist is proud to partner with Harpo Productions and Smithsonian Channel to promote The Color of Care — a documentary chronicling how people of color suffer from systemically substandard healthcare in the United States and how COVID-19 exposed the tragic consequences of this inequity.
It is important for everyone watching the film to know that they have a voice, can take action, and create change.
Data Point #1
Data Point #1
Medical students who believed in anatomical differences between White & Black patients also believed that Black patients “felt less pain” and should be prescribed a lower dosage of medicine.
Data Point #2
Data Point #2
The proportion of physicians who are Black in the U.S has increased by only 4% over the past 120 years.
Data Point #3
Data Point #3
Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to experience a pregnancy related death than white women.
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