Had a great visit with the students at @colgateuniv! We discussed how your zip code is often more predictive than you genetic code in regards to health outcomes. And we talked about building high opportunity neighborhoods with healthier choices!
Being a first gen student is this dialectic of having your family emotionally praise & celebrate every aspect of your career, while they also don’t get how much of academia is rejection, so when you succeed they take it as a given because to them you are the brightest out there.
We need to stop writing about successful GoFundMe campaigns as “feel good” stories and instead tackle the underlying inequities. It breaks my heart every time I see a campaign for healthcare costs. We need universal healthcare.
Notice how little concern is shown for property damage when it’s a white man blowing up an entire city block versus when it’s poor people grabbing goods out of a store during a riot initiated by police violence. 🙂
PSA: saying “...intimidated by a knowledgeable patient,” about a Black woman physician is another way of blaming them for racism during care.
Even in death, Blacks do not have the luxury of being seen as people.
Stop blaming Black people for the racism we experience.
The losses from #COVID19 are incomprehensible. More than 1 in 470 Black residents died in #Michigan, #NewJersey.
1 in 410 Latinos in #NewYork.
1 in 300 Indigenous in #NewMexico.
1 in 200 Pac. Islanders in #Arkansas.
1 in 140 Indigenous in #Mississippi. https://t.co/LopuPp7PUF
Andrea Leigh Stewart's dissertation research found women stressed at work or in at-home roles had greater odds of high blood pressure, obesity, and unhealthy diet. Those who felt their roles were more rewarding were more likely to be healthy. https://t.co/23Zg9beFz8
I discussed the value of family history and genetic testing in guiding medical management and timely treatment options for cancer with @oprahmagazine. Learn about the experiences of four women with breast cancer. https://t.co/tM08SGxdWB
#genetictesting#GCchat#healthequity