Black Women’s Health Imperative: Putting Equality into Healthcare
This is Infertility
English - February 08, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 90 ratingsHealth & Fitness fibroid iui pcos adoption donoreggs donorsperm eggfreezing endometriosis familybuilding fertility Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It’s Black History Month, and while we should always be thinking about the current climate of racial inequality, February reminds us of how far we have come and how very far we still need to go.
One especially urgent matter that you’ll hear about today is implicit bias towards Black women in healthcare. Right now, a Black woman with cancer is 40% more likely to die than a White woman, and similar statistics apply to other areas in health like heart disease and pregnancy. As a result, seeking care from a physician or professional can be a terrifying experience for a Person of Color. How can we change our system to reflect a more diverse and caring society?
This episode features Dr. Kanika Harris of the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), an organization that addresses the pressing health policy issues facing Black women and girls nationwide through youth education, advocacy movements, and signature programs. Dr. Harris will talk about anecdotes from her own pregnancy, offer advice on how to advocate for yourself, and explain special BWHI programs like their collecampus initiative, My Sister’s Keeper.
Progyny is also hosting a Fertility Education Webinar on Infertility in the Black Community: Understanding Your Health Conditions and Finding the Right Doctor. The free webinar will take place on Feb 17 at 2:00pm ET and will be available on-demand afterward.
Tune in to see how you can get involved with BWHI and create a brighter future of equality.
Guests: Dr. Kanika Harris, Black Women’s Health Imperative
Host: Dan Bulger
Be sure to connect with the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) on their website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. You can also support Dr. Harris’s documentary, Listen to Me, through the project’s website.
For more information, visit Progyny’s Podcast page and Progyny’s Education page for more resources.
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