Are There Still Health Disparities in 2025? Guest: Dr. L. E. Gomez
03/04/25 • 38 min
We unpack the issues of health disparities in the United States in 2025. Our guest, Dr. L. E. Gomez discusses what improvements can be made to health care, and is it a myth that blacks experience less health care as a matter of individual choices made. Dr. Gomez is an ER physician and consultant. Dr. Gomez is also a social activist who has a new role as Anne Arundel County, Maryland NAACP health committee chair. He shares what he wants to develop in his new role.
Being Well Informed is an educational podcast airing regularly on iHeart radio, You Tube, Amazon Music, Apple podcasts, Podbean and in other venues.
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We unpack the issues of health disparities in the United States in 2025. Our guest, Dr. L. E. Gomez discusses what improvements can be made to health care, and is it a myth that blacks experience less health care as a matter of individual choices made. Dr. Gomez is an ER physician and consultant. Dr. Gomez is also a social activist who has a new role as Anne Arundel County, Maryland NAACP health committee chair. He shares what he wants to develop in his new role.
Being Well Informed is an educational podcast airing regularly on iHeart radio, You Tube, Amazon Music, Apple podcasts, Podbean and in other venues.
#justice
#leveltheplayingfield
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