Racial Health Inequities Persist. Here's How Two Minneapolis Providers are Bridging the Gap.

Black Americans suffer significantly worse health outcomes than their white counterparts--from higher rates of chronic disease to lower life expectancy. During the coronavirus pandemic, these disparities have only been amplified, with black patients dying at more than three times the rate of white Americans.

Despite decades of research and community efforts, the United States' racial health gap--rooted in centuries of discriminatory laws and practices--persists today. To address these inequities, healthcare providers across the country are taking new approaches to care.

On this episode of the podcast, we speak with two providers in Minnesota, Minneapolis about what they are doing to ensure their patients receive equitable access to care.