Reading: Chapter 4, Under the Skin by Linda Villarosa
This small-group discussion will be based on Chapter 4 of Linda Villarosa’s book which focuses on factors of interpersonal and structural racism/discrimination at the healthcare system level which contribute to adverse experiences and birth outcomes for persons racialized as Black. Discussion will also touch on the intersection of race, class, and sex/gender identity for birthing people.
Lunch provided. Copies of Under the Skin will be available for participants to take with them after the discussion.
Facilitator: Denine R. Crittendon, MPH, PhD(c), Lecturer, Jefferson College of Population Health
Open to Jefferson students, faculty and staff. Participants are expected to read, and come prepared to discuss, the selected reading.
Access the Reading:
To access the reading, participants must visit the Anti- Racism in Health Focus module in the Jefferson Humanities & Health organization on Canvas. Most Asano students are already users in the Humanities & Health Canvas course. If that is not the case, participants may email Kirsten Bowen, Humanities Program Coordinator, at kirsten.bowen@jefferson.edu.
Time: Approximately 40 minutes of reading.
Students can receive credit towards the Asano Humanities & Health Certificate, as well as the Anti-Racism in Health Focus, by attending this event.
Featured image by Haley McDevitt, Illustrating Progress
