Hello! Today we're focusing in on how racism impacts healthcare today with distressing and often tragic consequences, ranging from differences in treatment to a high mortality rate in Black infants. Additionally, the current COVID-19 pandemic has brought systemic inequities to the forefront of many conversations around healthcare, as the racial disparities in diagnosed COVID-19 cases have been well documented.  If you're just joining us, you can access the previous days' content here .

Read the transcript or watch the video from PBS discussing the racial 'care gap' and how this is perpetuated through individuals' implicit biases and systemic racism in healthcare structures.

Read this article from NPR detailing what coronavirus racial disparities look like state by state. Explore the interactive graphics and maps to see how Utah stacks up in comparison to other states.

Watch this video from PBS focusing on the distressing maternal mortality rate for Black women in the U.S., and read this article from Harvard taking a closer look at the inequities in our healthcare system for Black mothers.

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