We Have to Invest in the Health Wealth of Our Nation With Brooke Abbott

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects people from all ethnic and cultural groups. In this limited series, we'll explore how inequalities in the healthcare system affect people from diverse backgrounds.

Healthcare is political. That's why it's important to push legislators to ensure care is available and accessible to all patients, regardless of their socioeconomic status. Brooke Abbott, of the Crazy Creole Mommy Chronicles and co-founder of IBDMoms helps illustrate the aspects of public policy that are important in achieving equity in healthcare. In this discussion you'll learn how lack of access to educational opportunities affects the healthcare space, how some provisions in the Affordable Care Act help reduce disparities, and why access to technology is an important part of healthcare.

Find Brooke Abbott on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CrzyCreoleMommy), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/crazycreolemommy) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/crazycreolemama), and on her blog (https://crazycreolemommy.com).

More about public policy issues in healthcare: In Focus: Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Care by Confronting Racism (https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/2018/sep/focus-reducing-racial-disparities-health-care-confronting-racism), New Data Show ACA Is Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Coverage (https://www.communitycatalyst.org/blog/new-data-show-aca-is-reducing-racial-disparities-in-health-coverage), Kamala Harris Is Fighting to Protect Black Mothers from Medical Bias (https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a33577853/kamala-harris-black-maternal-health-care-crisis/), Maternal CARE Act, and Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/959 and https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/346) and New England Journal of Medicine Race and Medicine section (https://www.nejm.org/race-and-medicine).

Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com (http://aboutibd.com), Verywell Health (https://www.verywell.com/ibd-crohns-colitis-4014703), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/aboutIBD), Twitter (https://twitter.com/aboutIBD), Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/aboutibd), and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/about_IBD).

Credits:

Healthcare Disparities in IBD (https://aboutibd.com/healthcare-disparities-in-ibd) is written, produced, and directed by Amber Tresca.

Theme music, mix, and sound design is by Cooney Studio (http://cooneystudio.com).

Transcript: https://aboutibd.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Healthcare-Disparities-in-IBD-Episode-6-Transcript.pdf