Rachel Hardeman
Rachel Renee Hardeman | |
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Alma mater | University of Minnesota Xavier University of Louisiana |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Minnesota School of Public Health Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity |
Thesis | Reconstructing research: exploring the intersections of race, gender and socioeconomic status in medical education (2013) |
Rachel Renee Hardeman is an American public health academic who is associate professor of Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. She holds the inaugural Blue Cross Endowed Professorship in Health and Racial Equity. Her research considers how racism impacts health outcomes, particularly for the maternal health of African-Americans.
Early life
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Research and career
Hardeman studies the social determinants of health, making use of intersectionality theory to better understand health disparities. Her research revealed that in Minnesota African-American women are two times as likely as white women to die during childbirth.[4][5] Hardeman believes that doulas, non-medical birthing coaches, could improve the medical outcomes of Black mothers.[1] In 2016 Hardeman launched a programme that looked at racial inequality in birth outcomes.[4] As part of the programme, Hardeman studied best practise at the African-American owned Roots Community Birth Center.[4] Roots was founded by Rebecca Polston, the only African-American midwife in Minnesota, and provides culturally centered care to African-American communities.[4]
Alongside working to support African-American mothers, Hardeman has worked to reform medical schools to ensure that their students are trained to provide equitable care to all patients.[6] Working with the physician and sociologist Brooke Cunningham, Hardeman developed a new medical school curriculum that looks to reduce health disparities.[6]
Hardeman is involved with medical research, education and policy. She became concerned that the changes to
During the
On February 24, 2021, Hardeman founded the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE, pronounced "care") with a $5 million philanthropic gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.[13] CARHE's founding missions were to (1) develop antiracist research, (2) foster authentic community engagement, (3) develop education and training, (4) change the narrative about race and racism, and (5) serve as a trusted resource.[14]
Awards and honours
- 2015 Health Affairs Most Read Blog Post[15]
- 2016 American Board of Internal Medicine John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize[16]
- 2016 Association of Medical Education in Europe Research Paper Award[17]
- 2019 University of Minnesota Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award[18]
- 2019 ASSPH Early Career Public Health Research Award[19]
- 2020 Alice S. Hersh Emerging Leader Award from AcademyHealth[20]
Selected publications
- Phelan, Sean M.; Dovidio, John F.; Puhl, Rebecca M.; Burgess, Diana J.; Nelson, David B.; Yeazel, Mark W.; Hardeman, Rachel; Perry, Sylvia; Ryn, Michelle van (2014). "Implicit and explicit weight bias in a national sample of 4,732 medical students: The medical student CHANGES study". Obesity. 22 (4): 1201–1208. PMID 24375989.
- van Ryn, Michelle; Hardeman, Rachel; Phelan, Sean M.; PhD, Diana J. Burgess; PMID 26129779.
- Hardeman, Rachel R.; Medina, Eduardo M.; PMID 27732126.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Better beginnings". legacy.umn.edu. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Xavier University of Louisiana". www.xula.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Rachel Hardeman, Ph.D., M.P.H. | AcademyHealth". www.academyhealth.org. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ a b c d Plain, Charlie (2016-09-22). "Hardeman Leads New Project Addressing Racial Inequalities in Birth Outcomes - School of Public Health - University of Minnesota". School of Public Health. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Racism is a health risk for black mothers and babies". MPR News. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ a b "How Minnesota Universities are Accelerating Change in Health Care Education". Twin Cities Business. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Trump's Title X changes would alter grant funding". The Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "COVID-19 Webinar Series Session 18 – Health Inequities: Addressing the Disease Burden in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities – Alliance for Health Policy". Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Doctors Can't Treat COVID-19 Effectively Without Recognizing The Social Justice Aspects Of Health". Latino USA. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- PMID 32554390.
- ^ a b katieo (2020-06-11). "'Stolen Breaths,' an NEJM commentary on the death of George Floyd and the health of Black Americans". University Relations. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ a b Herman, Bob (6 June 2020). "How racism threatens the response to the coronavirus pandemic". Axios. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ CARHE. Our Founding. Retrieved 2023-06-13. https://carhe.umn.edu/our-story/our-founding
- ^ CARHE. Mission and Values. Retrieved 2023-06-13. https://carhe.umn.edu/our-story/mission-values
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- ^ "Professionalism Article Prize". ABIM Foundation. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "An International Association For Medical Education - AMEE". amee.org. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
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- ^ "Social justice journalism".
- ^ "Social justice journalism". 9 June 2020.