Op Ed: A Prescription to Battle Racialized Health Care

Health sciences professor Christina Gunther speaks passionately about the need to counter structural racism’s impact on health care.

“People of color living in America today may sometimes feel like they reside in an alternate universe – one in which opportunities for jobs, housing, education, services and health care are significantly different from those afforded to others, especially if they’re white.

“In relation to health care, structural racism affects access to preventive care, pharmaceuticals, good nutrition and health information. Although genetic evidence supports only minor differences between racial groups in humans, the medical establishment often treats people as if their skin color – not their living conditions or genetic ancestry – is the best predictor of health outcomes.” 
 
Read her op-ed in U.S. News & World Report about how racism in medicine can be addressed.