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You may never guess what moving into Harlem. There goes the neighborhood. For decades, #Harlem has made every attempt to protect its heritage, culture, and real estate value as part of New York City. But something has moved into the community that they never saw coming: #anemia. Many residents experience symptoms like fatigue, cold feet or hands, and emotional exhaustion leading to burnout, never realizing that these may be early warning signs of anemia or iron deficiency. We hope awareness of what is currently affecting the community is addressed with early detection. Children, expecting mothers, adolescent girls, and mid-to-senior women are most at risk and make up a major portion of Harlem's population. We hope this issue is highlighted during Harlem Week this year. If successful, maybe anemia will move to another address. If not, keeping your doors locked won't help. We would love to do what we can. Please don't send us donations; awareness is more valuable to us. We are confident that NYC Health + Hospitals and Hospitals are on your side in this fight. Please look for the Anemia insignia the next time you visit a medical center, or ask your doctor about their thoughts on anemia awareness.

In honor of #BlackMaternalHealthWeek —a week created and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc. (BMMA)—we're giving a shout out to HPM Distinguished Scholar Kaytura Felix, MD, whose work focuses on medical racism and health justice. Dr. Felix and her team are currently examining the historic and contemporary experience of Black birthing people and successful practices that birth workers have had with Black birthing people.   In 2012, Felix co-authored a research paper that suggests there should be a stronger integration between primary health care and public health work to improve the health of individuals and populations. A stronger integration between these two fields could improve the Black maternal health of many people in the U.S.  "Effective support of healthy behaviors will require coordination of the work of clinicians, particularly primary care clinicians, with public health agencies, schools, businesses, and community groups to better utilize community resources. In such an integrated system, primary care and public health work together to support individuals, families, patients and their caregivers, and to improve the health of individuals and populations (i.e., a true health system)." -Excerpt from Kaytura Felix's "A Call for Action on Primary Care and Public Health Integration" research paper   Click here to read the full paper: https://lnkd.in/ew8SKSXS

It’s World Health Day – and the theme is #myhealthmyright. At TB Media Group, our values are health, happiness, and human connection. That’s not just by chance. We believe that access to healthcare should be available to everyone, everywhere. Our Founder, Tamika Bickham, went through her own health challenges at the age of 30 that inspired her to put health first. Because at the end of the day, if we don’t have our health – we don’t have anything. It’s also what inspired the launch of our podcast – creating just one free and accessible tool that provides health and happiness inspiration for all. So on this day, we want to revisit and reshare an important health conversation with Dr. Inaki Bent of Baptist Health titled Black Health: Disproportionate Impact and What We Can Do In this episode Dr. Bent and Tamika Bickham discuss: ➡️ The story of Dr. Bent’s father and his experience fighting kidney disease. ➡️ Why lack of access to fresh foods has such a big impact on health, and how that connects back to people of color. ➡️ How the Tuskegee Syphilis Study was just one of the many reasons there is medical mistrust in the Black community. ➡️ The story of one of Dr. Bent’s most memorable patients. ➡️ Why certain diagnoses are taboo in the Black community and Dr. Bent’s challenge to rethink how we view the advances in medical care. ➡️ Why mental health is just as important as physical health, and how to maintain both. Find the link for this episode here: https://lnkd.in/eUUprjsa

Long COVID affects an estimated 17.8 million people in the US, with severe cases potentially costing the economy $200 billion in lost wages annually. Recognizing the significant disparities in disease outcomes, especially for Black communities, we partnered with TEAM WELLNESS CENTER and People.Health to organize and analyze patient data through innovative mobile CT scanning clinics. Learn more about our collaborative efforts to understand the impact of #LongCOVID on underserved communities: https://lnkd.in/ewm4Utz2

Thank you Uche for highlighting this study that help us better understand noticeable recent trends in medical racism are not new phenomena. Race-based assumptions about Black people not only influence disability classification and benefit outcomes but almost all areas of our lives. Diagnosis of a Black person presenting with health-related conditions to doctors and at healthcare facilities are mostly based on age-old assumptions about our presumed inferiorities and differences. These racist assumptions are not based on objective scientific evidence, rather on social construction of otherness. Bringing this kind of evidence-based study into spaces like this gives us an opportunity to now challenge misdiagnosis and mistreatment of Black people, and all people marginalized by race, socioeconomics, gender, age, ableism, etc. Let’s keep the dialogue ongoing and create a paradigm shift that will move us forward.

🌾 Honoring the Strength of Rural Black America 🖤✨ From the open fields to the quiet towns, rural Black communities have a rich history of resilience, culture, and community. But did you know that many in these areas face unique healthcare challenges? 🏥💡 🚜 Limited access to healthcare, fewer resources, and higher rates of chronic diseases are just a few of the barriers. But together, we can change this narrative. Our health is our wealth, and by focusing on solutions like: • Expanding telehealth services 📲 • Promoting community-based health programs 🫶🏽 • Advocating for better healthcare access 💪🏽 We can build stronger, healthier futures for rural Black communities across America. Let’s stand up, speak out, and support our rural brothers and sisters who deserve quality care, no matter where they live. 🗣️💚 #RuralHealth #BlackExcellence #BlackCommunities #HealthcareAccess #BIPOCHealth #CommunityCare #HealthEquity #RuralAmerica #SupportBlackFarmers #BlackHistoryEveryday

With findings like this, we must continue to question whether race should still be a variable in clinical algorithms. 🔬 According to Scientific American, "For decades, clinical algorithms that were used to diagnose disease have included race as a variable." In a new study by the New England Journal of Medicine, it was found that "switching to a race-neutral equation would result in classifying the lung disease of nearly half a million Black Americans as more severe and increasing disability payments to Black veterans by more than $1 billion." This could be life-changing for many. Comment your thoughts below. 💡 #HealthCareInTheNews #Medicine #HealthCare #ClinicalTrials

What a fantastic way to kick off the week at the #BlackHealthSummit24! Hundreds of Black professionals and their allies came together to explore how to work towards the common goal of reducing health inequalities for Black people in London and more widely in the UK. Kevin Fenton CBE perfectly articulated the atmosphere of joy, love and passion for impact in the room. LDN inspire and Caribbean & African Health Network (CAHN) did an excellent job organising this fantastic event, which I hope is the first of more. There were so many great speakers, workshops, and ideas that were shared. Here are a few of my key takeaways from the day: - 'When we know better, we must do better' Kevin Fenton CBE started the day sharing this sentiment. There is so much data that tells us that Black people experience worse health outcomes in the UK. We need to move from recognition to action (the theme of the day) and recognise Black health inequalities as an issue of civil rights and social justice. Racism greatly impacts health, and we must confront this issue head-on if we want to see real change. - Many Black people committed to tackling health inequalities for our community are doing so at their expense. People spoke about delaying retirement and expecting to experience pension poverty due to committing to their communities. - Lade Smith CBE shared that if we do things for the most marginalised, it will work for everyone. Tackling Black health inequalities will benefit everyone in society - The lack of diversity amongst senior staff in funding organisations, including foundations and public sector bodies, limits progress in tackling health inequalities. Stuart Love from Westminster Council shared honestly that public sector leaders are primarily people who look like him, and they need to be the ones to drive change. More senior leaders of funding organisations need to have this recognition, drive change now through funding projects that support Black communities and also reflect on how to make their own organisations more diverse and inclusive for Black staff members, not just as junior staff members but as senior leaders - So many people are doing impactful and amazing work in their communities. More needs to be done to scale these more broadly. Becky Margiotta from The Billions Institute and Ruth Jordan from The Dragon's Heart centre shared excellent advice on how to help people scale innovations. I've done a lot of work on scaling innovation in healthcare and learned the importance of innovators adopting a new mindset when scaling innovation. It's crucial to focus on how to get others to replicate the outcomes and not necessarily the process. This may need to be adapted to suit a new area

Join CBHN for a webinar highlighting the importance of diversity in research and development. Discover how greater participation in clinical trials can lead to improved long-term survival rates within the Black community. Learn how you can contribute to better health outcomes for everyone! https://lnkd.in/grbDbBCj

From the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine: August 2024: This article discusses the need for providers to build trust with patients to promote advance care planning, minimizing racial disparities at end of life. "Health care professionals should invite Black patients with serious illnesses to explore the sources of their strengths and identify their core values to work toward developing directives for the nature and place of their end-of-life and help to mitigate disparities in high quality end-of-life care."