Is healthcare a privilege or a right? What factors contribute to the disparities in health among racial/ethnic and gender groups? What would a truly equitable healthcare system look like? Professor Brian Lowery talks with Dr. Toyin Ajayi, a co-founder and Chief Health Officer at Cityblock Health, an organization dedicated to reimagining healthcare for underserved urban populations. They discuss the various elements that contribute to underserved communities lack of trust in healthcare institutions and about the limitations of the fee-for-service healthcare model in a COVID world.
Examine new ways to think about work in light of the changes prompted by the pandemic.
Examine the way race interacts with structures of power, and how systemic racism manifests itself in institutions and our daily lives.