Diabetes By Race: Inequality in the United States

In this episode, Dr. Buscemi talks about her research in diabetes mortality by race. We talk about the United States cities with the worst health disparities, how inequality affects diabetes mortality, and how health policy can be changed to fix this.

Dr. Joanna Buscemi is a Clinical Health Psychologist and Assistant Professor at DePaul University specializing in health inequities. She also serves as the Health Policy Council Chair at the Society of Behavioral Medicine.

“​​Black Americans with diabetes are more likely to die than white Americans with diabetes across the country and across every single one of the largest 30 cities in the country.”

Question of the Day: What could your city be doing better to help all individuals with diabetes access better care?

On This Episode You Will Learn:

Diabetes Mortality and Racial Inequalities

Build Back Better Act

Health Inequities

Social Determinants of Health

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Key Points:

00:00 - Intro with Shireen!

01:18 - Welcome, can you talk a bit about your background as a clinical psychologist and your role as the Chair of the Health Policy Council for the Society of Behavioral Medicine?

03:08 - In your study on diabetes mortality and racial inequalities published last January, you and your team focused on the biggest cities in the US. Why did you choose to structure the study this way, and what insight did you gain from this choice?

04:01 - What are the biggest takeaways from the study about diabetes in the United States?

05:20 - What needs to be done to alleviate this problem, on both a city and national level?

09:46 - What are your thoughts on the recent death of the Build Back Better Act?

12:33 - What directions could further research into this topic take?

16:25 - How can our listeners connect with you and learn more about your work?

17:15 - Outro with Shireen!