Black doctors say they are concerned about the history of health care inequities in underserved communities amid the coronavirus crisis and worry about how testing and services will play out as the virus spreads from coast to coast. - NBCBLK
“We are somewhat different from a straight vertical public health group or medical group,” Vigilance said. “We have the sensibilities of a public health regulatory , but also have a different-thinking mindset.”
Those in need include people of color, many of whom have a mental barrier to overcome -- racial inequities -- to accept treatment, some doctors say. “Look at the Middle Passage, he said, referring to the route of the slave trade. “We didn’t come here as human beings; we were forced here as cargo. . . . So there was this position that we’re less than human. And there’s been no change in that fundamental principle.
These barriers make the black doctor’s efforts to inform, encourage and support the communities of color challenging.
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