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Film, workshops to address racism in health care

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Share this storyProducer/director Crystal Emery's film The Deadliest Disease in

America will be screened at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27, in

Auditorium on the East Baltimore campus.

The 55-minute film will be followed by four workshops: " What Racism Looks Like

in Health Care Delivery and Why You Should Report It, " " Doctor/Patient

Communication, " " Empowering Community Organizations to Work With Legislators for

Change " and " Prostate Cancer: Access Denied. " This event is designed to bring

together medical students, faculty and East Baltimore residents to conduct

robust dialogues about the topic.

The screening will initiate the Annual Health Equity, Access and Diversity

(Moving A.H.E.A.D.) Film and Lecture Series at s Hopkins Medicine and is

sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Cultural Competence, Hopkins Center for

Health Disparities Solutions and the schools of Public Health and Nursing.

The documentary follows four individuals, including the filmmaker, whose

personal stories add to the national debate on our country's health care crisis.

Emery, whose arms and legs are paralyzed as a result of Charcot-Marie-Tooth

disease, a form of muscular dystrophy, shares her own experience as an

African-American encountering racism while navigating the health care system.

She says she hopes that sharing these stories will stimulate conversations that

move individuals to action.

LaVeist, director of the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions,

says, " Racial and ethnic disparities in health care quality have been well

documented, and as minorities eventually become the majority of the U.S.

population, the health status of our nation will be a reflection of the health

status of racial and ethnic minorities. The implications for raising health care

costs are clear, " he says. " The Deadliest Disease in America is an important

step in bringing that awareness into the mainstream of our training programs. "

" Racism is indeed a deadly disease that can affect all of us regardless of race,

color or ethnicity, " says G. Nichols, vice dean for education and

professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine in the School of

Medicine. " Like any disease, the first step toward healing is to acknowledge

that the disease exists and to begin talking about it openly. Crystal Emery's

film bravely opens that door for a fearless conversation. "

The Deadliest Disease in America is produced by URU, The Right to Be, a

nonprofit, community-based organization that focuses on reducing disparities and

achieving greater health equity in the United States.

The evening will end with a Question & Answer session. For more information

about the film and to view a trailer, go to www.urutherighttobe.org. To RSVP for

the event, go to www.urutherighttobe.org/register or call 443-287-5569.

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