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Health Disparities by Design: Why Black Communities Are Left Out of the Healthcare Discussion
A sit-down conversation with Dr. Jeffrey B. Hubbard - Concierge medical doctor, researcher, and Founder of KemetiCare, and a sit-down discussion with Dr. Angela Pitts – Doctor of Optometry. Summary The episode explores and unpacks the origins of health disparities, and highlights they are not accidental, but rather the result of long-standing gaps in education, access, trust, personalized healthcare and culturally relevant communication. The conversation centers around the lack of foundational education around anatomy, physiology, focus on prevention, and lifestyle modification that disproportionately impacts Black communities, fueling chronic disease and thus Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities. In addition, the episode introduces KemetiCare as a solution-oriented ecosystem focused on education, community, discipline, fasting, and personalized wellness, while highlighting epigenetics, ethno specific research and data collection as a framework for reclaiming health agency across generations.
