Inequities in Healthcare

The conversation highlights how access to healthcare significantly influences mortality rates during crises like COVID-19. Economic status, geographic location, and racial hierarchy create stark disparities in treatment quality and outcomes. Historical context reveals that these inequities are not new; during the 1918 pandemic, African Americans faced systemic barriers to adequate care, often relegated to inferior facilities. This ongoing struggle for social justice is echoed in the sermons of black pastors who used the 1918 outbreak to advocate for change.