From Disparity to Equity:
A Roadmap for Closing Black Healthcare Gaps
A Research Report Highlighting the Urgent Need for Targeted Interventions
Addressing Healthcare Inequities in Black Communities.
From Disparity to Equity:
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The Sister Scholars Advisory Council has conducted critical research on ways to achieve health equity specifically: Accessing healthcare services, and improving mental health outcomes.
Tchicaya Ellis Robertson, PhD, founder and CEO of TRIBE Insights and Sister Scholars led this research effort in collaboration with DREF. Black Americans face persistent disparities in healthcare access, utilization, and health outcomes, particularly in mental health.
Key Authors:
Tchicaya Ellis Robertson, Ph.D. TRIBE Insights, Inc.
Marlena Brown, Ph.D. Rutgers University
Debra Bond, Ph.D. Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Kimberley Freeman, DrPH Public Health, Dayton & Montgomery County
Meredith Hurston, MHA The Megovi Group
Tenesha J Lewis, DrPH Abloom Transformation Group
Kaitlin Blakeney, MS CRC LCPC Independent Clinical Therapist
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