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Confronting disparities in access to healthcare for underserved populations in 2021
Particularly at the point of care, we have the means and resources to directly inform, educate and offer service to those who have been marginalized across multiple demographic intersections of race, ethnicity and income.
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The global coronavirus pandemic is only the latest in decades of healthcare devastation for BIPOC communities: more illness, less care, more death. Many illnesses disproportionately affect certain populations due to disparities in healthcare access, but the pandemic helped shine a light on racism as a public health issue that needs to be broadly addressed. In 2021 and beyond, our government and health systems will need to make major shifts to address health inequality among ethnic groups, minorities and low-income populations.