Distrust & Disparities: Dismantling Black Health Disparities

Jasmyn Moore & Camille White
Distrust & Disparities: Dismantling Black Health Disparities

We are two Black women discussing health disparities that disproportionately affect the Black community. We examine current and historical cases of medical injustices within the American healthcare system. And we amplify organizations and individuals working with marginalized communities to improve health outcomes.

  1. DEC 6

    States Refusing to Expand Medicaid Has Lethal Consequences

    In this episode we discuss how states refusing to expand Medicaid coverage leads to severe harm and death of individuals unable to afford health insurance.   And we highlight Cover Texas Now, a coalition fighting for a sustainable health care system in the state with quality affordable health coverage for citizens.   If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at distrustanddisparities@gmail.com.   Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.   Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.   Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.   *This is an affiliate link and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.   Audio Clip Texas Ignored Medicaid Enrollment Guidance and Warnings, Records Show | ProPublica   Sources Red states that have resisted Medicaid expansion are feeling pressure to give up | NPR   Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states | NPR   How Many Uninsured Are in the Coverage Gap and How Many Could be Eligible if All States Adopted the Medicaid Expansion? | KFF   The “Undeserving Poor,” Racial Bias, and Medicaid Coverage of African Americans - Lonnie Snowden, Genevieve Graaf, 2019   Medicaid challenges leave many Black Americans uninsured | CNBC   Study finds people of color disproportionately dropped from Medicaid | OHSU News

    54 min
  2. NOV 1

    Shifting Priorities Lead To 6,000 Fatal Overdoses in Baltimore City

    Content Warning: We discuss drug use, addiction, overdose deaths and other triggering topics in this episode. Listener discretion is advised.   In this episode we discuss the opioid overdose crisis in Baltimore City, which has claimed nearly 6,000 lives in the past 6 years. And we highlight Bmore POWER (Peers Offering Wellness, Education and Resources), a harm reduction organization focused on saving lives, meeting people where they are, and embracing any positive change, no matter how small.    Visit the Bmore POWER website to learn more their community engagement efforts     If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at distrustanddisparities@gmail.com.   Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.   Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.   Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.   *This is an affiliate link and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.   Audio Clip Why Baltimore is seeing more drug overdose deaths than any other American city | PBS NewsHour   Sources Overdose deaths disproportionately claim Baltimore's poorest, least educated | Johns Hopkins University Hub   Baltimore to receive $80 million in opioid settlement with Walgreens | CBS News    How Baltimore Became the U.S. Overdose Capital | The New York Times

    48 min
  3. OCT 4

    Our Systems Fail Black Domestic Violence Victims

    Content Warning: We discuss domestic violence, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and other triggering topics in this episode. Listener discretion is advised.   In this episode we discuss the devastating impact of domestic violence, especially in the Black community and the heartbreaking murder of a child trying to protect their pregnant mother and younger sibling from an abusive ex-partner.    And we highlight Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community, an organization harnessing the power of collective action to cultivate a world where Black women and girls are celebrated and live free from violence.   Visit the Ujima website to learn more about the organization, get involved, access their resources, and donate. Follow Ujima on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and LinkedIn.    National Domestic Violence Hotline Call 1-800-799-7233 or Text “START” TO 88788   Change.org Petition Mandate Communication Between Parole Boards, Courts, & Domestic Violence Victims   If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at distrustanddisparities@gmail.com.   Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.   Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.   Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.   *This is an affiliate link and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.   Audio Clip Jayden Perkins' family wants to prevent tragedy from happening to another family - ABC 7 Chicago   Sources Victim of Chicago stabbing sought order of protection before fatal attack, records show - CBS News   Man charged in killing of boy, stabbing of pregnant mother on Chicago's North Side days after being released from jail - CBS News

    40 min

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We are two Black women discussing health disparities that disproportionately affect the Black community. We examine current and historical cases of medical injustices within the American healthcare system. And we amplify organizations and individuals working with marginalized communities to improve health outcomes.

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