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Structural racism is making people sick. Literally.

Racial inequality and inequities in health care are inextricably linked. Dayna Bowen Matthew is the dean and Harold H. Greene Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the ways systemic racism harms the health of minority communities and to offer solutions for more equitable health care. Her book is called “Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America.”

This episode originally aired on March 23, 2022.