Connecting the Dots
Ideastream Public Media investigates how racism contributes to poor health outcomes in the Cleveland area and uncovers what local institutions are doing to tear down the structural barriers to good health.
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On Saturday, Northeast Ohioans are invited to gather at the Morning Star Baptist Church on Cleveland's East Side for an event designed to inspire physical, spiritual and emotional renewal. -
AO Photography LLC/Saint Martin de PorresHow are companies succeeding at diversity and inclusion? It starts with introspection and reflectionAlthough many American companies are embracing racial inclusion as a business imperative, convincing employers to invest in cultivating a diverse workforce has sometimes been a tough sell.
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Jamar Coach for KHN and NPRBlack communities in the U.S. suffer disproportionately from health care debt. The reasons go back to segregation and a history of racist policies that have limited Black wealth.
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Marlene Harris-Taylor/Ideastream Public MediaThe rate at which Black babies in Summit County died before reaching their first birthdays dropped in 2020, according to data presented Wednesday during Akron's Health Equity Summit.
Experts say the historic systems and structures which pushed many African Americans into redlined communities affect many Cleveland and Akron residents who live in the Ohio Valley Asthma Belt today.
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Only recently have researchers begun to understand the connection between trauma from viewing racial incidents in the media and poor health outcomes among Black Americans. -
Cleveland's St. Vincent Charity Medical Center on Wednesday announced it will discontinue inpatient and emergency room services in November.
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New research is shedding light on the true origins of the redlining maps that led to mortgage discrimination in predominately Black neighborhoods. Many people have mistakenly pointed to maps created by the Home Owners Loan Corporation in the 1940s. Researchers say, however, that other maps created by banks, insurance companies and the FHA were truly behind the racist banking policies known as redlining.
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A Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge has pressed pause in a court case between University Hospitals and the city of Bedford sparked by the hospital system's decision to cut emergency and other services at UH Bedford.
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The Alzheimer's Association is raising awareness of the effects of structural racism on cognition levels, especially among Black people.
Connecting the Dots team
Marlene Harris-Taylor
Marlene is the director of engaged journalism at Ideastream Public Media.
Stephanie Czekalinski
Stephanie is the digital producer/editor of Ideastream Public Media’s health team.
Taylor Wizner
Taylor Wizner is a health reporter with Ideastream Public Media.