Medical Mistrust Symposium
Held on March 10 and 11, 2021.
Hosted by The California Prevention Training Center, UCLA HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services, and Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center.
Symposium Sessions
Opening Plenary: Historical Context of Medical Mistrust
Dr. Oni Blackstock
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Plenary Two: Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Mistrust
Raniyah Copeland, MPH
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Session One: Medical Mistrust and the LGBTQ+ Community
George Jackson, Janelle Luster, and Shawn Demmons
Session Two: Impact of Racism on Black and LatinX Communities
Agripina Alejandres-Ceja and Dante King
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Session Three: Meaningfully Engaging the Tribal Community
Michael Allison
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Other Resources Addressing Medical Mistrust
Websites:
Books:
- Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Articles:
- Critical Race Theory, Race Equity, and Public Health: Toward Antiracism Praxis by Chandra L. Ford, PhD and Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, PhD
- The Foundation of Modern Racial Categories and Implications for Research on Black/White Disparities in Health by Nina Harawa and Chandra Ford
- Slavery Reparations, Racial Justice, Black History: Universities Lead by Brown University
- Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys by Emily Badger, Claire Cain Miller, Adam Pearce and Kevin Quealy
Podcasts:
- Code Switch. Episode: Stepping Out Of The Shadow Of ‘Killer King’
- Code Switch. Episode: A Shot In The Dark
- Short Wave. Episode: Fat Phobia And Its Racist Past And Present