Hidden Barriers
Health Care's invisible minority | Bites
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Asian Americans are perceived as the "model minority."
Asian Americans are perceived as the "model minority:" wealthier, better educated and healthier than other minority groups. But this preconception hides many health disparities, in some cases worse than those of any other racial group.
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Hidden Barriers is a local public television program presented by Cascade PBS
Hidden Barriers
Health Care's invisible minority | Bites
Clip: Season 1 | 1m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Asian Americans are perceived as the "model minority:" wealthier, better educated and healthier than other minority groups. But this preconception hides many health disparities, in some cases worse than those of any other racial group.
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Clip: S1 | 1m 30s | Many have declared racism a public health crisis. (1m 30s)
Opening the Doors to Medical School | Bites
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Clip: S1 | 1m 30s | Diversity at U.S. medical schools has barely inched forward in the past 40 years. (1m 30s)
Medicine's Poor Reflection | Bites
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Clip: S1 | 1m 30s | Physician demographics don't reflect the communities they serve. (1m 30s)
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Clip: S1 | 1m 30s | Medical research in the U.S. has a dark history. (1m 30s)
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Clip: S1 | 1m 30s | Racial bias manifests in myriad ways in the healthcare system. (1m 30s)
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