Health Equity for People of Color
In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, join Margaret Spence as she discusses health equity with Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell.
When we discuss diversity and inclusion, we often don’t touch on health equity. How do diverse people navigate spaces to access and receive equitable health care? Diversity decisions in health care can affect your employee’s well-being in the workplace.
Everyone shows up as whole people – how can you help your employees navigate their health care in the workplace? In today’s episode, Margaret Spence is joined by special guest Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell. We will discuss why we must take charge of our own health care. What does healthcare advocacy look like for women and men? What are the common misconceptions that we have to overcome…How do we build trust in health care as diverse people?
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Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell is the Medical Director of Community Engagement and Health Equity, Co-Lead of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and Medical Director of Urgent Care Clinics, Carbon Health, and Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Reno, NV.
Deeply involved with her community, Dr. Curry-Winchell is also the founder of Beyond Clinical Walls, the medical director of the Washoe County Sexual Assault Response Team, and volunteers as an assistant medical examiner at Washoe County Child Protective Services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Curry-Winchell joined the Reno Mayor’s Task Force and Governors Medical Advisory Team.
She has received many awards, including the 2022 Healthcare Heroes Award from Nevada Business Magazine, the Community Service Award from Washoe County Medical Society, the 2021 Young Physician Award from Washoe County Medical Society, the 2020 PBS Reno Spotlight Extraordinary Neighbor award, Sierra Nevada’s Top 20 Most Powerful Women award in 2019 and recently named one of 75 Black healthcare leaders to know by Becker’s Hospital Review and was a TEDx presenter in 2022. She participates in national media interviews and regularly contributes to several publications. She and her husband enjoy life in Reno-Tahoe with their two young girls.
What is Health Equity?
Health equity refers to the concept of ensuring that all individuals have an equal opportunity to attain their highest level of health, regardless of their social, economic, or demographic background. It emphasizes the absence of avoidable, unfair, or unjust disparities in health outcomes and access to healthcare services among different population groups.
Health equity strives to address and eliminate the systemic and structural barriers contributing to health inequalities, promoting the idea that everyone should have access to the resources and conditions necessary for good health and well-being.
In practical terms, health equity seeks to narrow the health disparities experienced by marginalized and underserved communities by addressing the root causes of these inequities. It involves providing equal access to medical care and addressing social determinants of health, such as education, housing, employment, and environmental factors, which significantly influence a person’s overall health status.
By focusing on health equity, societies aim to create a fair and just healthcare system that ensures every individual has the opportunity to lead a healthy life, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, geographic location, or other factors that may otherwise impact their access to healthcare and overall well-being.
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