The Importance of Health Advocacy with Dr. Nicole Rochester
What is the importance of health advocacy in improving health equity? How do we approach health equity work while maintaining integrity?
In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Nicole Rochester, a Board-certified pediatrician. Dr. Rochester explains the impact of structural racism in healthcare and how it leads to inequities and worse outcomes for marginalized communities. They also discuss how to approach people who deny the presence of, or the need to address, the impact of racism and other forms of oppression in healthcare.
Dr. Nicole T. Rochester is a Board-certified pediatrician, TEDx and keynote speaker, and the CEO of Your GPS Doc, LLC, an innovative company committed to eliminating health disparities and bridging the gap between healthcare providers, patients, and family caregivers. Dr. Rochester was inspired to start her company after caring for her late father and witnessing the complicated healthcare system from the other side of the stethoscope. Through professional health advocacy services, Your GPS Doc provides a roadmap for individuals who are struggling to navigate the healthcare system. Your GPS Doc also provides consulting services to healthcare organizations seeking to improve the patient experience, reduce disparity gaps, and reimagine the provision of high-quality medical care.
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