Black during a pandemic (Part 1)
- Featuring: Theresa, Rachel, & Joel Bervell
- Date Submitted: Apr 14, 2021
- Location: Alaska
Did Theresa Bervell’s cousin die of COVID-19 because he was Black? Why were Black people four times more likely to die from COVID than white people? In this first segment of a four-part series, a medical family explores racism and systemic inequities in healthcare following their painful, personal loss. Theresa, a matriarch and doctor, wonders if an ambulance would have arrived sooner had her ailing cousin not been Black. Her daughter, Rachel, who’s also a doctor, and her son, Joel, a medical student, help begin to find answers and solutions. Edit credit: Sean Collins
Black during the pandemic (part 2)
Black during the pandemic (part 3)
Black during the pandemic (part 4)
KEYWORDS:
- Theresa Bervell
- Rachel Bervell
- Joel Bervell
- COVID
- Health disparities
- Black
- BIPOC
- DEI
- Health Equity
- Medical student
- Caregiver
- Doctor
- Family
KEYWORDS:
- Black
- Health equity
- Diversity
- Covid
- BIPOC
- Caregiver