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Susan Abram's Blog
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Racism is making Black people sick
Experts explain how bias in medical care leads to illness, death, and wide health disparities. more »
posted 04/15/21
‘COVID was the disease that revealed our illness as a society,’ equity researcher says
Sociologist Manuel Pastor on why it would be a huge mistake to go “back to the way we were before... more »
posted 04/14/21
When mindfulness meets the remote classroom
Educators in low-income communities embraced meditation as a way to help students manage stress... more »
posted 12/09/20

Susan Abram's Work
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Lesson: How we used data to show crush of visitors to ERs after the ACA
The tide of ER visits rose in Southern California after Obamacare became law, growing about 27 percent from 2010 to 2016.
Project: Southern California ERs look for answers to the crush of newly insured patients at their doors
One solution to allay the high numbers may be a pilot project the Los Angeles County Fire Department is trying out: a “health care on wheels.”
Project: Mobile health clinics might be a way to reduce ER visits in Southern California
A Los Angeles County Fire Department pilot project is testing out a a mobile integrated health care unit. The goal is to see if a “healthcare on wheels” model can help alleviate crowded emergency departments