EPISODE #2 | 9:30 AM, Monday, April 20, 2020
COVID-19 and the social determinants of health
Guest: Garcia Williams, executive director of The Medi
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Join popular radio host Terry Base and Garcia Williams, executive director of The Medi, for a #COVID19 conversation about how COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting those already impacted by the social determinants of health.
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As executive director of a nonprofit organization serving those in need, particularly in the area of health, Garcia is intimately familiar with these determinants.
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The Centers of Disease of Control and Prevention (CDC) says the social determinants of health are conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health and quality-of-life risks and outcomes. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, defines 10 social determinants of health, which tend to disproportionately affect people of color and poverty:
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Early life
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Work
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Unemployment
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Food
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Transport
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Unemployment
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Social support
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Social exclusion
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The social ladder
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Tune in every Monday morning to WJNI 106.3 FM or listen online at www.wjnigospel.com for a new, local conversation about COVID-19 and how it's affecting under-served populations, with information and experts that can't be found anywhere else. Past episodes of MEDI MONDAYS: The Coronavirus Edition can also be found at www.themedi.org/Medi-Mondays-Coronavirus.
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Helpful resources and info on how COVID-19 is affecting underserved populations
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