First Post: Racism and COVID-19
This was an email sent to my colleagues at work by me. A fellow friend who is a med school applicant with me shared this. I think it is worthwhile to read that we in the healthcare system do not have it all figured out. From a general public health perspective, it seems valid. But in the bigger picture, we see how this method of isolating individuals is targeted racism. Why are not affluent areas in NM being tracked? Whites and the wealthy? Why are these not isolated too? Taking children away and selective testing will affect long-term relationships with these women who are Native American. And these are already a double vulnerable population. How will they perceive future medical care? Will their children follow through on wellness visits, milestones (so many to keep track), vaccines, and more? And when we see that rates of preventable diseases skyrocket in Native American populations, will we blame...