Essence Magazine:
By Ebony Flake ·Updated February 20, 2024
The US healthcare system is riddled with disparities in levels of access, quality of treatment, and overall outcomes varying by race and gender. Unfortunately, Black women disproportionately occupy the disadvantaged side of this equation. The statistics are concerning.
Black women face disproportionate risks of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, >Boston University’s ongoing study on Black women’s health highlights that systemic factors, including the impact of racism on socioeconomics,
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