Thursday, April 7, 2022

ETT is laser focused on health. Mental health. Physical health. Emotional health. Spiritual health. Community health. Black health. Every day should be health day. We should think about and care for our health. Every. Single. Day. Yet this is not possible for all people. Poverty, houselessness, racism, discrimination, illness, and other factors are obstacles to achieving and maintaining optimal health. Black people face serious obstacles to health, including access to health and practitioner discrimination and bias. Racism has been declared a public health crisis yet many health care practitioners refuse to consider this crisis when dealing with individual Black patients or communities. On this day, let’s do what we can to care for our health. But let’s also commit to helping others who may need additional assistance or compassion. Health is a human right, but it is often reserved for wealthy, educated, western societies and individuals. The Covid pandemic made it clear that “we are not all in this together.” On this World Health Day, here are ways that you can help make World Health Day a success for all people and for the planet.