Keisha Bentley-Edwards, Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University, was recently featured on the podcast Questions You Didn’t Ask, hosted by Niasha Fray.
In the episode, “What if your zip code determined your health, wealth, and life expectancy?”, Dr. Bentley-Edwards and entrepreneur/community leader Farad Ali explore the deep ties between economic justice and health. They discuss the impact of “manufactured adversity”—from overpriced corner stores to disappearing clinics—on creating “health deserts” in Black communities.
Listen to the full episode here: No Health, No Wealth — Economic Justice & Health Equity Episode 2