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This doctor’s new job at UNC Health System is to make health care more equitable in NC
By Richard Stradling August 13, 2020 05:30 AM CHAPEL HILL North Carolina has some of the most sophisticated health care in the world, but people’s access to that care still varies based on where they live, how much money they have or their race and ethnicity. To try to reduce those disparities, the UNC … Continued
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Dr. Cheryl Woods-Giscombe interviewed by Medical News Today on highlighting Racial Disparities in Healthcare Access and Quality
‘We must educate healthcare providers’ about Black women’s experience Medical News Today has interviewed Prof. Cheryl Giscombé, an expert on stress-related health disparities among African Americans, about a source of pressure that many African American women experience: the obligation to project an image of strength or that of fulfilling a ‘superwoman’ role. Written by Ana … Continued
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