Khiara Bridges suggests that the statistical data for racial disparities in health, which indicate that Black babies die at two and a half times the rate of white babies, are due to more than just poverty and may be a result of the failurea.to fully certify physician assistants in poverty-stricken areas.b.of Medicaid to provide equal treatment for people of color.c.to educate doctors about diseases that only affect people of color.d.to challenge and educate doctors on their unexamined racism.

Eliminating racism in healthcare is critical to providing equitable access to quality care and the well-being of all people.

When studying the health care provided at Alpha Hospital in New York City, anthropologist Khiara Bridges documented health-care professionals referring to Black women as “primitive” and stating that they were better able to withstand pain than white women. These attitudes originate ina.information that was the result of Medicaid policies and directives.b.a racist oral tradition within the medical profession featuring stories and folklore about Black women’s bodies.c.conflicts between physicians of color and white patients.d.the formal education health-care professionals received.

A contributing factor to health care disparities may beprovider bias.genetic factors.diagnostic differences.standard treatment options.

What has research found to be associated with differences in treatment decisions between Black and White patients?Group of answer choicesDifferences in prevalence of diseaseDifferences in incidence of diseaseThe size of the hospital where treatment occursImplicit bias

The infant mortality rate for Black New Yorkers is ____ times higher compared to White New Yorkers 3 5 7 9