Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams explore health equity in Ohio through the lens of a very special case study — Kelley’s own recent experience seeking medical treatment for ongoing pain and illness symptoms.

After eventually finding out that their symptoms were actually side effects of a hormonal IUD, Kelley shares boldly about their struggle to be heard by medical professionals, the obstacles to accessing critical health information as a patient, and even the role the popular online forum Reddit played in helping unmask underlying problems.
Links to discussed content:

What is an IUD?: www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/iud

The Many Options for Birth Control: www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control


Racial Bias in Pain Assessment and Treatment Recommendations: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843483/



Black Women’s Mistreatment In Health Care: https://garfield-hylton.medium.com/black-womens-treatment-in-health-care-e3409ca0411b


Reddit Healthcare Thread: www.reddit.com/r/healthcare/


Healthcare for All Ohioans: https://spanohio.org/


Music by Korbin Jones

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