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Topic: Health Inequalities

Health inequalities refer to the unfair and avoidable differences in health status between different population groups.

More on: Health Inequalities

The podcast episodes provided explore various aspects of health inequalities, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact on certain communities.

Episode S6 Ep6: Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation presents the 'Future of Global Healthcare' in association with The Conduit Episode 6: Kieron Boyle discusses the importance of a place-based approach to healthcare and engaging diverse stakeholders to address systemic issues, as well as the role of impact investing in healthcare and lessons from the pandemic in understanding health as a collective asset.

Episode #COVID19: What Do We Do in the Meantime? highlights the global efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and the challenges involved, including vaccine distribution, collaboration between stakeholders, misinformation, and addressing underlying inequalities that exacerbate the pandemic's effects.

Episode EP 10: There's Something In The Water explores the health impacts of environmental racism, particularly in the form of higher cancer rates among affected communities, and the interconnectedness of environmental racism with other systemic issues facing racialized communities.

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