The grants come amid a reckoning about the use of race in clinical algorithms and a broader push in philanthropy to promote equity in medical research.
Sharing graphs during our interview that show higher rates of premature mortality
in Black people than in all other racial and ethnic groups in New York City (NYC),
Michelle Morse comments: “That to me is the ultimate example of how racism impacts
health; Black people are dying young for no reason other than the net impact of racism.”
Morse is the Deputy Commissioner for the Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness
(CHECW) and inaugural Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at the NYC Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene, NY, USA.
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Healing ARC framework guides institutional racial equity initiatives to ensure harms from structural racism are remedied and patients experience equitable care
Campaign seeks to expand Healing ARC applications in hospitals & care facilities, while explaining why race-conscious interventions dismantle structural racism