What Are Some Strategies to Help Reduce Health Care Disparities? Part 11

This Harvard Medical School Continuing Education video examines the key question: what are some strategies to help reduce health care disparities? 
 
Kevin Tucker, MD, identifies short-term, medium-term, and long-term strategies to reduce health care disparities. The importance of providing access to care, building up our public health infrastructure, and addressing structural barriers to health care are reviewed.
Dr. Tucker is the vice president of education for Mass General Brigham and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. This video is part 11 in the 15-part series: Health Care Disparities. 
 
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00:00 | Introduction and short-term strategies
01:07 | Medium-term strategies
01:56 | Long-term strategies 
 
This video was peer reviewed by Dr. Martina McGrath, MB, BCh, FRCPI, PGDip Med Ed, Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, to validate the quality and accuracy of the content.
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