Geographic representation in clinical research is an area where study sponsors often struggle to achieve greater health equity. In our latest Conversations About Health Equity vignette, Angela R. & Devra T. Densmore speak with Brandi Underwood, a member of the facial pain and migraine communities, about the challenges people in rural communities face with their healthcare, including considering research as part of that care continuum.
As the Manager of Development, Research, and Advocacy for the Facial Pain Association (FPA), a member of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy's Board of Directors, and volunteer for the Epilepsy Foundation, Brandi applies a health equity lens to her advocacy, education, and outreach by engaging members of rural communities to ensure their needs are being considered and addressed.
Stay tuned over the next several weeks, as Brandi helps us explore the unique considerations industry, advocacy groups, health care professionals, and government service providers should include in their health equity work to improve partnership and collaboration with rural community members.
If you just can’t wait, though, you can always listen to our full episode of Conversations About Health Equity with Brandi on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts: https://lnkd.in/geP9f9ai
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Image description: At the top left is Brandi, a white woman with long dark hair wearing a white shirt, black jacket, and glasses. To her right is Angela, a Black woman with dark brown skin, and black chin length straight hair. She is wearing a long sleeve black shirt, black eyeglasses with a tortoise rim, and rose-colored lipstick. At the bottom is Devra, a white woman with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a pink floral shirt and glasses.
