Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: A History of Health Disparities in America

Harvard FAS

Since the arrival of Africans from Africa to America, their health and health care has been a critical issue for the nation. From the era of slavery to the present, African Americans have been disproportionately burdened by disease and ill health. Health disparities are the "inequalities that occur in the provision of healthcare and access to healthcare across different racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups." This course examines this issue over the long time frame from the 17th century to…