25 min
Episode #2—Racial Disparities in Healthcare Morning Sign In
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- Health & Fitness
In countries around the world and especially in America, the last few years have brought a tidal wave of reckoning with racial inequality and unjust social structures. While this probably immediately reminds you of police brutality incidents and the inexcusable killing of Black Americans like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, this reckoning also applies to a field concerned with healing and supporting life: healthcare. In this episode, join MSO at UCLA writer Melody Zaki and editor Sofia Luengo-Woods as they explore how people of color—particularly Black Americans—receive different, and often unfair, treatment than their counterparts of other races in the realm of medicine and healthcare. This unequal treatment is not an isolated series of cases, but rather a racial pattern that persists through the stages of life. Melody and Sofia also provide concrete suggestions for how these issues can be addressed to promote equality and improve health outcomes for patients.
2:13 - Melody explains the connection between childbirth and racial disparities in America
5:54 - Socioeconomic status isn’t the only barrier Black mothers face
10:07 - Melody proposes some solutions to handle racially differing rates of maternal morbidity and C-sections
11:50 - Sofia reveals an area of disparity further down the life course that is often overlooked
13:24 - Research studies indicate that bystander CPR rates are influenced by race, something that can mean the difference between life and death
15:35 - Sofia pinpoints potential paths towards finding equity in bystander CPR rates and some great resources for CPR training
16:58 - Melody explains end-of-life options and how they are entangled with socioeconomic status and race
20:14 - Trust between healthcare professionals and Black Americans has historically been low, and VAE/PAS may worsen it
22:46 - Melody shares her thoughts on improving end-of-life care without racial disparity
If you’re interested in learning more about the topics we covered, you can do so at our website, www.msoatucla.org!
Cover art: Yea-Lyn Pak, Media Director
Audio editing: Jingyao (Bella) Chen, Editor
Speakers: Dhruv Khosla, Co-Editor-in-Chief. Melody Zaki, Writer. Sofia Luengo-Woods, Editor
Sources used in this episode:
Melody’s article on maternal morbidity and race: https://www.msoatucla.org/racial-disparities-in-maternal-morbidity.html
Melody’s article on VAE/PAS: https://www.msoatucla.org/racial-privilege-behind-vae-and-pas.html
Data from study on C-section rates: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-020-00842-3/tables/2
AHA study on bystander CPR and race: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.012637
Study on race and cardiac arrest: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0300957218300959?casa_token=sBOzRT1yqrAAAAAA:ncKYDzH7eWeCb1F4OeLsg9KpmII9bRFAG5ll5zfVGqnc0p0fc5Onwq4GAP5RAxOIfgk6BMJd
Study on bystander CPR and neighborhood ethnicity: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735675714004495
CPR training for UCLA students: http://uclacpr.weebly.com/
CPR training: https://www.nationalcprfoundation.com/how-much-does-a-cpr-class-cost/
In countries around the world and especially in America, the last few years have brought a tidal wave of reckoning with racial inequality and unjust social structures. While this probably immediately reminds you of police brutality incidents and the inexcusable killing of Black Americans like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, this reckoning also applies to a field concerned with healing and supporting life: healthcare. In this episode, join MSO at UCLA writer Melody Zaki and editor Sofia Luengo-Woods as they explore how people of color—particularly Black Americans—receive different, and often unfair, treatment than their counterparts of other races in the realm of medicine and healthcare. This unequal treatment is not an isolated series of cases, but rather a racial pattern that persists through the stages of life. Melody and Sofia also provide concrete suggestions for how these issues can be addressed to promote equality and improve health outcomes for patients.
2:13 - Melody explains the connection between childbirth and racial disparities in America
5:54 - Socioeconomic status isn’t the only barrier Black mothers face
10:07 - Melody proposes some solutions to handle racially differing rates of maternal morbidity and C-sections
11:50 - Sofia reveals an area of disparity further down the life course that is often overlooked
13:24 - Research studies indicate that bystander CPR rates are influenced by race, something that can mean the difference between life and death
15:35 - Sofia pinpoints potential paths towards finding equity in bystander CPR rates and some great resources for CPR training
16:58 - Melody explains end-of-life options and how they are entangled with socioeconomic status and race
20:14 - Trust between healthcare professionals and Black Americans has historically been low, and VAE/PAS may worsen it
22:46 - Melody shares her thoughts on improving end-of-life care without racial disparity
If you’re interested in learning more about the topics we covered, you can do so at our website, www.msoatucla.org!
Cover art: Yea-Lyn Pak, Media Director
Audio editing: Jingyao (Bella) Chen, Editor
Speakers: Dhruv Khosla, Co-Editor-in-Chief. Melody Zaki, Writer. Sofia Luengo-Woods, Editor
Sources used in this episode:
Melody’s article on maternal morbidity and race: https://www.msoatucla.org/racial-disparities-in-maternal-morbidity.html
Melody’s article on VAE/PAS: https://www.msoatucla.org/racial-privilege-behind-vae-and-pas.html
Data from study on C-section rates: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-020-00842-3/tables/2
AHA study on bystander CPR and race: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.012637
Study on race and cardiac arrest: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0300957218300959?casa_token=sBOzRT1yqrAAAAAA:ncKYDzH7eWeCb1F4OeLsg9KpmII9bRFAG5ll5zfVGqnc0p0fc5Onwq4GAP5RAxOIfgk6BMJd
Study on bystander CPR and neighborhood ethnicity: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735675714004495
CPR training for UCLA students: http://uclacpr.weebly.com/
CPR training: https://www.nationalcprfoundation.com/how-much-does-a-cpr-class-cost/
25 min