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Mr. K's takeaway

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"I have long understood that something about being Black has led to the documented poor health of Black Americans. But in recent years I have come to understand that much of what I believed about health disparities and inequality in the United State was wrong.  The something... is racism."    JK

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framing  P. 10 Para. 1 -- I chose this word because of its importance in helping the reader envision areas need our consideration and/or focus.
https://youtu.be/6fPQqqEoU3Y?t=1

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One connection I made from reading Villarosa's journey is that many doctors fail to establish a rapport with their patients and fail to listen to patients and their concerns.   I have experienced this when I visit health care provider. JK

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How was Villarosa perceived by some health care professionals?

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One disturbing aspect from Chapter One of UTS is every time Villarosa stated facts about health disparities affecting Black Americans. So upsetting!  JK

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“We lag behind all other wealthy nations in key measures of health that serve as a proxy for our overall well being” B.U

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“We lag behind all other wealthy nations in key measures of health that serve as a proxy for our overall well being” B.U

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How would you feel if you received the same treatment Villarosa’s father got from his doctor?
NC

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“ Too often this story of inequality and disadvantage in health gets dismissed as “only” affecting the poor, or being one of class, not race. It is indisputable that poverty creates emotional disruption, inequality, and fear. “  Linda Villarosa

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One disturbing aspect of Linda Villarosa’s “Under The Skin” is that a multitude of health disparities among Black Americans are believed to be self-inflicted. Many believe that discrimination and racial bias have nothing to do these disparities. ZW

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“This inequality, born more than four hundred years ago and embedded in every structure and institution of American society, including the health-care system, is driving our country’s poor national health outcomes relative to the rest of the developed world.” S.Q.

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A disturbing point made in chapter one of UTS was the fact that in order to be taken seriously and respected when in the presence of a doctor or nurse, Villarosa and her family felt they had to look and talk in a certain way. 

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A disturbing point made in chapter one of UTS was the fact that in order to be taken seriously and respected when in the presence of a doctor or nurse, Villarosa and her family felt they had to look and talk in a certain way. 

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NC

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Something graphic i read was that a lady had to pull an IDU out of her vagina that was stuck in the tissue, somewhere it shouldn't be, all because the ER doctors ignored her and refused to help her. She was left in excruciating pain and sterility.
-S.G.

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Is healthcare a problem for just one group of people or does it concern all of us? L.C

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“The poorest communities lack access to healthy food, clean water and air and outdoor space— as well as jobs, safe living conditions, and quality education. “ A.N

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“The poorest communities lack access to healthy food, clean water and air and outdoor space— as well as jobs, safe living conditions, and quality education. “ A.N

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I connected with her comment, "Put down the superwoman cape," I wrote in an article, "and ask for help." after reading chapter 1 of Under the Skin. People are nearly always hesitant to ask for help when they most need it, therefore we can all relate to this. I myself have had situations in my life that have tested me to the limit, but was afraid to call for help.

J Ramos

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The fact that Linda and her family had to dress their best and present themselves professionally while her father was in the hospital to show the medical staff that they were someone, that they mattered in life, and that they had a life so the hospital wouldn't neglect her father was one aspect of the chapter that I found to be extremely shocking.
J Ramos

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When hearing about how her father was treated in the hospital not having the right health care that was needed like not being fed, not having a clean gown it was an example of how racism has effected the black peoples life expectancy and health.
CA

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How does America's Economics system affect minorities making difficult health care decisions? MP

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The word I will use is Justice because the Relf family sought justice, and their case brought shocking awareness to the brutality wrought on the bodies of black women bringing a lawsuit on Weinberger.

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it’s honestly, not so shocking how prevalent racism is in our healthcare system and government when in a country that is said to be free and equal or accessible to all races. Linda Villarosa has brought up multiple cases in which being African American was the only logical reason why someone could be treated so poorly. Paragraph 6 page 3 is when Villarosa states “ from birth to death the impact on the bodies of Black Americans of living in communities that have been harmed by long-standing racial discrimination, of a deeply rooted and dangerous racial bias in our health-care system, and of the insidious consequences of present-day racism affects who lives and who dies.” Meaning the reason as to why African Americans have more difficulties with healthcare has been in plain sight, that stems very far back, to when racism first started and how it made it’s way to become “factual” in today’s society.
-MP <3

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One interesting aspect from Chapter 1 of UTS is that after VillaRosa move from Chicago to Denver, the Friday before she started school, the principal had to call a school-wide assembly to explain that "Alameda Elementary was getting its first Black students". VillaRosa was a third grader at the time and no one spoke to her in two weeks because they were afraid to say the wrong thing. L.C

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One disturbing aspect from chapter 1 on “Under the Skin” Villarosa has pointed out that African American mothers are most likely to die or lose their babies during birth than white mothers who haven’t even finished high school and just makes me more racism is affecting African Americans health. -NA

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It was absolutelyb heartbreaking to read the stories of these black people who have been systemically affected by America that even the only people who are supposed to help them, ignore them and refuse to treat them because of the color of the skin. It was hard to read at times because these people were harmed for no reason.
-SG

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Reading about When she got the phone from her mother to come quickly to the hospital but to dress in business attire and bring her cards from her position at the New York Time. Reminded me of a time when my grandmother was sick and had a home nurse but didn’t take care of her and my mom told them what she was doing wrong and tried to help but the nurse didn’t accept the help and told her she knew what she was doing but the nurse did not know my mom was an RN.

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One shocking and disappointing aspect in the first chapter of UTS was the fact that black educated women still had higher chances of almost dying, dying , or losing their infants than their white counterpart. B.U

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One shocking and disappointing aspect in the first chapter of UTS was the fact that black educated women still had higher chances of almost dying, dying , or losing their infants than their white counterpart. B.U

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One disturbing fact that I read in this chapter is that a women yanked her IUD out her vagina leaving her in excruciating pain and sterility. She was rushed to the ER due to the dangerous amount of blood loss. All of it was caused due to the refusal of the doctor to remove it. S.Q.

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We connected with her comment “Why do Black women need their own health book” she answered, “Because we don’t see ourselves in other health and wellness books.” Which got me thinking why is that? Why do we rarely see images of African American women in magazine’s. LP

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The word I chosed was poverty becasue it's  important word and  people go through poverty everyday and it's people not meet the basic of  not having enough money for food or shelter or even not having clean water. What I found out is nearly 356 million children live in extreme poverty.
LV

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It makes me more curious knowing how racism can lead to health issues and disturbing how doctors do not take it seriously on the matter and before knowing it is already too late. It starts to make me realize how we haven’t really changed our ways on racism and we still don’t take charge on the matter. -NA

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Something  interesting I learned Linda Villarosa said “ I have seen a race of people who have been mistreated misunderstood, ignore and blamed. For that reason Black organizations focused on health service’s and health issues.

Marcos Rodriguez

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One challenging aspect from

Chapter One of UTS is us women are expected to ask for help and how we should “put down the superwoman cape” every once in awhile and ask for help. What people don’t know is that sometimes it’s hard to ask for help because we want to keep an image that we could do it all.  LP