Defining Structural Racism & Perinatal Care Impact #060

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In this episode of the podcast, we are diving into another heavy topic as we explore structural racism.
How do we define it?
How do we recognize it?
And most importantly, how do we take action, when we see its impacts as they show up in our personal practices, in our organization, in our policies?
This conversation is so important. There are horrific racism-driven disparities in perinatal health care. And all of us as birthworkers, as clinicians have a role in changing the way that the system is set up. One of the things that makes structural racism so insidious, is the ways that it has been embedded in healthcare and at times can make it difficult for us to see how standard practices and policies and ways that we've been educated and learn to do things are in fact, a part of a larger structure of racism.
I'm honored to have our guest, Dr. Deann Butler, CEO of Connected Consultants, on today to share with you her recent research into defining structural racism.
You will leave this conversation with a greater understanding of the different types of racism, how they pop up, how to recognize them, and particularly how we move forward with a shared understanding of structural racism, to create the change that we want to see in our healthcare system.
Tune in for:
~Moving the conversation around structural racism from research to applied practice
~The importance of language and defining types of racism
~The "iceberg" of structural racism and the layers involved in it
~Personal responsibility to address systemic & structural issues
~Battling the overwhelm of structural racism with action
~Creating REAL organizational change with Deann's framework
Learn more about Deann in her guest profile.
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