Listen: Black Pharmacists Are Helping Close A Cultural Health Care Divide

Cara Anthony, a Kaiser Health News Midwest correspondent, is interviewed on “The 21st” on Illinois Public Media by Niala Boodhoo about how black pharmacists are helping fill a void for African American patients seeking medical care that acknowledges their heritage, beliefs and values. Anthony reported how such care can bridge generations of mistrust of the medical profession and even improve patients’ health.

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<h1>Listen: Black Pharmacists Are Helping Close A Cultural Health Care Divide</h1>
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			July 9, 2019		</time>
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<p>Cara Anthony, a Kaiser Health News Midwest correspondent, is <a href="https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/program/midwest-pollution-gulf-black-pharmacists-red-flag-gun-case">interviewed on “The 21st”</a> on Illinois Public Media by Niala Boodhoo about how black pharmacists are <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/black-pharmacists-culturally-competent-health-care-diversity/">helping fill a void</a> for African American patients seeking medical care that acknowledges their heritage, beliefs and values. Anthony reported how such care can bridge generations of mistrust of the medical profession and even improve patients’ health.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-black-pharmacists-are-helping-close-a-cultural-health-care-divide/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-black-pharmacists-are-helping-close-a-cultural-health-care-divide/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-black-pharmacists-are-helping-close-a-cultural-health-care-divide/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Listen%3A%20Black%20Pharmacists%20Are%20Helping%20Close%20A%20Cultural%20Health%20Care%20Divide&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FOTcwOTQx&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-black-pharmacists-are-helping-close-a-cultural-health-care-divide/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-black-pharmacists-are-helping-close-a-cultural-health-care-divide/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-black-pharmacists-are-helping-close-a-cultural-health-care-divide/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=970941&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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