Posted on 03/18/2024 2:51:18 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A resurfaced ad for a prominent painkiller brand has sparked outrage for calling out racial bias in healthcare. The Advil Pain Equity Project dropped last year to shed light on “pain inequity” and how it impacts Black communities.
The YouTube series, titled Believe My Pain, was produced in partnership with The Morehouse School of Medicine based in Atlanta, and the non-profit BLKHLTH, dedicated to “creating a space for critical conversations about racism, health, and new ways forward,” and consists of several videos of visible minorities recounting their experiences with medical professionals.
One video introducing the campaign begins with a Black man expressing his frustration with the healthcare system: “When I approach a medical professional, I’m frustrated that we have to validate our pain just to get treated like human beings.”
Continuing, a text overlay cites statistics from a study conducted by Advil about “pain experiences,” which concluded that “74% of black people said there is bias in how pain is diagnosed and treated.” The study surveyed “2,000 Americans about their experiences when seeking pain care and treatment” and found the results from “Black individuals to be “significant.”
Another black woman highlighted in the video admitted that while the “healing of the body was easy for [her], she had a difficult time overcoming the “psychological part” of seeking help to deal with her health issues.
In addition to featuring individual stories, the series hosted a roundtable unpacking what the painkiller company describes as “systemic bias in healthcare.” The discussion was hosted by Elaine Welteroth, an American journalist and TV host, and covered several topics, including the “reality of pain inequity.”
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Joggers are a pain in the ass. Is that what they mean?
F’ you Advil... I hope you weren’t counting on getting any more of my money... You’re not, ever.
Since they are the most lazy and childish people on the planet, and the most bigoted, I say tough shit.
It is so easy to blame your problems on others.
Morphine, the breakfast of champions.
Another one for your list people
Advil doesn’t give a hoot who buys their crap GI TRACT DESTRUCTIVE DRUG. TV COMMERCIALS MUST HAVE BLACKS TAKING THEM. People of all colors do because their dumb doctors recommended it,
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