Race, Health and US History Projects

Using History to Advance Health Equity

The Problem with Bil-Dil

The implications of race-based medicine and why we shouldn’t prescribe dodgy race-based medication. View the infographics here.

The Experience of Cancer Care

How a generation of Black women have negotiated racism in approaches to cancer care. Infographic by La-Urshalar Brock. View it here.

History of the HIV Crisis in Atlanta

Read the essay here.

Environmental Justice

How does the history of redlining and racial segregation lead to environmental health disparities today? Video by Madeline Salzinger, Alex Koeppel and Amber Smith. Listen to the podcast here.

Mental Health in Atlanta

Historical and current factors that affect access to mental health care in Atlanta. A podcast by Rama Eswaree, Anushka Joi, and Jessica Newman. Listen to the podcast here.

Correctional Healthcare Disparities

View the brochure here.

Pain and Racism in Medicine

How have historically racist attitudes towards people of color affected the treatment of pain, and what is being done about it in medical schools? A podcast by Claire Hamilton, Yashna Sadhu, and Abby Weisenfeld. Listen to the podcast here.

Barriers to Healthcare

View the brochure here.

Mental Disability, Blackness, Employment Barriers

Learn more about the brochure here.