170: Quincy Byrdsong: Tuskegee, Healthcare, Justice (Best of NSE)

Episode • Aug 22, 2024 • 53m

How are the world’s poor and oppressed affected by inequity in healthcare systems?

In the United States, “health inequity started with slavery,” says Dr. Quincy Byrdsong, himself a longtime healthcare professional. Since slavery was abolished, health inequities have not gone away, but have become more complex and subtle.

In this episode, Dr. Byrdsong discusses how such cases as the infamous Tuskegee syphilis trials have allowed racism and classism to persist in healthcare systems, and what might be done in response to such injustice.

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Resources mentioned this episode:

Tuskegee Syphilis Study

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Andre Churchwell: Diversity, Virtue, Healthcare

Willie James Jennings: The Christian Imagination

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