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Break the Bias: Black Women's Healthcare in Crisis (Online)

Black Women's Healthcare in Crisis

Please join us in celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month for an engaging panel discussion on the disparities in healthcare among black women.

According to a recent study funded by the National Institute of Health, statistics show that black women are three and a half times more likely to die from childbirth complications than women of other ethnic groups and have a significantly higher infant mortality rate in comparison to their counterparts.  Black women also experience higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and other health related issues while having to deal with implicit biases when it comes to seeking medical treatment.

In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Broward County Libraries has teamed up with a panel of experts from Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System for a candid discussion about the issues and disparities black women are facing in healthcare today.

This event is part of the “Break the Bias” series of events for Women’s History Month 2022  hosted by Broward County Library. For information and to register for other events in this series, please visit Women’s History Month programs.

Panelists Scheduled to Attend

Dr. Delisa Skeete Henry, cares for patients at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, and specializes in Obstetrics/Gynecology and Robotic Surgery. 

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Dr. Shawnette Saddler, MD, is a practitioner with Broward Health Physician Group, specializing in internal medicine at Broward Health Coral Springs. 

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Dr. Todra Anderson-Rhodes, is Chief Medical Officer at Memorial Hospital Miramar, and former Director of Community Outreach and Education at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. An honors graduate from Miami Palmetto High School, Duke University, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, she completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.  

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Vanessa Nazario, MS, MBA, is the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Memorial Healthcare System. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Trenton, NJ., she has worked in the field of Community Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for over 25 years. She currently oversees Memorial Healthcare System’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy and manages Language Interpretation Services. She is a key champion and leader of the System’s inaugural health equity strategy. She has a passion for building inclusive spaces where everyone can be their authentic self and feel included. 

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