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Confronting Structural Racism in Healthcare
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What are
Community
Health Centers?
Learn more about the history of CHCs from the
National Association of Community Health Centers
Dr. Robert Smith, MD
Family Physician, Civil Rights Advocate, and
Principal Founder of the FQHC Movement
Learn more about the history of CHCs
and the people behind the movement
Dr. Aaron Shirley, MD
Founder, Jackson Hinds Comprehensive
Health Center and Jackson Medical Mall
Learn more about the history of CHCs
and the people behind the movement
Dr. Jasmin Chapman, DDS
Learn more about the history of CHCs from the
National Association of Community Health Centers
The World Health Organization defines structural racism in healthcare as race or ethnic-based discrimination that reduces access to quality health services.
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To make healthcare better for everyone, we need to learn from our experiences giving and receiving care.
This web site was created to share experiences of structural racism and learn about strategies used to overcome racism in healthcare.
The themes and common experiences of structural racism will be shared on the website and with policymakers to improve the delivery of healthcare.
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How learning about civil rights history can lead to more equitable healthcare
In September 2022, physician trainees at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the Brigham’s Leadership for Health Equity Pathway visited the nation’s first community health center in Jackson, Mississippi, to learn how the Civil Rights history that led to community health centers could inform better health equity today.
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