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The American Psychological Association reports that BIPOC individuals represent 19 percent of all therapists in America, and the number dwindles when you account exclusively for Black ...
Eating disorders in the BIPOC community . Black individuals tend to experience anorexia at younger ages than white individuals and may endure the disorder for longer periods of time before ...
By encouraging young BIPOC girls to pursue STEM fields, we open the door to diverse perspectives, increased representation within public health fields and innovative solutions that can directly ...
More than one-fourth of Hispanic adults in the United States lack a usual health care provider, and a similar proportion report obtaining no health care information from medical personnel in the past year. Latino adults receive information from an alternative source, such as television and radio, based on a PHC survey.
Race and health refers to how being identified with a specific race influences health.Race is a complex concept that has changed across chronological eras and depends on both self-identification and social recognition. [1]
Founded in 1946, NMF has provided over $45 million to more than 32,000 students underrepresented in medicine. The organization offers need-based and merit scholarships to Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) students of medicine and other health professions and works to increase diversity in research.
Let’s be honest, no one likes going to the doctor (even if it’s for an annual physical). And when you’re a Black, Indigenous and/or person of color (BIPOC...
Racial trauma, or race-based traumatic stress, is the cumulative effects of racism on an individual’s mental and physical health. [1] It has been observed in numerous BIPOC communities and people of all ages, including young children. [2] [3] Racial trauma can be experienced vicariously or directly.