Florida's health agencies are led by Black women. Can they create equity?
Florida’s health agencies are led by Black women. Can they create equity? Margo Snipe, Tampa Bay Times TALLAHASSEE — Shamarial Roberson remembers the wait. Her grandfather had suffered a stroke, and needed a doctor immediately. Roberson, then just under 10 years old in a north Florida town of about 800, could do nothing but watch time tick away while paramedics made their way from a nearby city. “I understand what it means when we read in textbooks that there’s limited access (to medical care) in rural areas,” said Roberson, 35, a Greenville native who’s now a top ...
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