Martin Luther King

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter - Martin Luther King Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr., Health Equity, and the Five Life Standards

The racial health disparities that existed when MLK Jr confronted them was not a new problem nor has the problem ceased to exist. In March 1966, Dr. King spoke at a Convention of the Medical Committee for Human Rights held in Chicago in March 1966, stating: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane”...

Today the disparities may not be as apparent as they were during Dr. King’s time. There are no officially segregated hospitals, physician’s offices, clinics and doctors and other other medical care providers come from all spectrum of people. But disparities still exist.

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 Martin Luther King Jr., Health Equity, and the Five Life Standards

Take a look around and the statistics will tell you that there is still much work to be done to have a just healthcare system. Whether or not health equity is a reality or close to being one is a dream we can all share as Dr. King shared his dream.

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