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Scenario

When medical professionals dismiss your pain

The ER doctor looked right through me when I said the pain was a 9 out of 10 and I know it's because I'm a young Black woman.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Systemic bias in healthcare leads to dangerous disparities in pain recognition and treatment.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Healthcare justice and the right to health?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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