Dr. Miguel Ruiz

But the question is, what can I do where I am, like you with your podcast today, to raise awareness, to bring the points, to make a call and appeal for change? And I think I can perhaps speak a little more about what can we do from my position in terms of being within healthcare about some of those healthcare disparities. But just to throw a couple of numbers, if you give me 30 more seconds here.

But the question is, what can I do where I am, like you with your podcast today, to raise awareness, to bring the points, to make a call and appeal for change? And I think I can perhaps speak a little more about what can we do from my position in terms of being within healthcare about some of those healthcare disparities. But just to throw a couple of numbers, if you give me 30 more seconds here.

Health outcomes, health disparities. One of them is for example, survival or life expectancy. I mean, what other health outcome more final and more direct that how long a human being lives. So life expectancy, a clear gap in between black and white, people of color and white.

Health outcomes, health disparities. One of them is for example, survival or life expectancy. I mean, what other health outcome more final and more direct that how long a human being lives. So life expectancy, a clear gap in between black and white, people of color and white.

At the level of the country, you look at a map of the U.S., very stark differences in between different regions of the country about a baby that is born, how long it's going to be expected to live, based on where you live, based on the color of your skin. In the Twin Cities, for example, just to bring it local, healthcare, I mean, life expectancy difference in between

At the level of the country, you look at a map of the U.S., very stark differences in between different regions of the country about a baby that is born, how long it's going to be expected to live, based on where you live, based on the color of your skin. In the Twin Cities, for example, just to bring it local, healthcare, I mean, life expectancy difference in between

Let's say a few blocks west from the hospital where I work in the Frogtown area of St. Paul, just north of I-94. You compare life expectancy of the community living there with the life expectancy of individuals living three and a half miles going west just before you cross the river. In that neighborhood, also north of I-94, just by the University of Minnesota, 13 year life expectancy difference.

Let's say a few blocks west from the hospital where I work in the Frogtown area of St. Paul, just north of I-94. You compare life expectancy of the community living there with the life expectancy of individuals living three and a half miles going west just before you cross the river. In that neighborhood, also north of I-94, just by the University of Minnesota, 13 year life expectancy difference.

Wow. In the very core of our cities. So why? Why that stark difference? You know, many of our inner cities in the US have life expectancies in certain neighborhoods, similar to life expectancies in Haiti or some other countries, limited resources countries. And that's a reality in the very midst of our society in our country. So why?

Wow. In the very core of our cities. So why? Why that stark difference? You know, many of our inner cities in the US have life expectancies in certain neighborhoods, similar to life expectancies in Haiti or some other countries, limited resources countries. And that's a reality in the very midst of our society in our country. So why?

Well, because if we are talking about what are we going to do about it, we need to figure out what are the... What are the causes of disparities? What causes disparity? What causes health?

Well, because if we are talking about what are we going to do about it, we need to figure out what are the... What are the causes of disparities? What causes disparity? What causes health?

And something that I think many people are not aware, because we believe health is all about healthcare, many people are not aware that actually the medical care we physicians provide, our care system providing medical care, accounts for 15 to 20% of the health of a community.

And something that I think many people are not aware, because we believe health is all about healthcare, many people are not aware that actually the medical care we physicians provide, our care system providing medical care, accounts for 15 to 20% of the health of a community.

Again, the care with authors within, we are making the big difference here, but we need to be humbled by the fact that what we do basically is creating the health of the community for no more than 15 to 20% of the health of that community.

Again, the care with authors within, we are making the big difference here, but we need to be humbled by the fact that what we do basically is creating the health of the community for no more than 15 to 20% of the health of that community.

So the question is, what else are the determinants of the health of the community? And that's back to our social determinants of health. So it is those economic and social factors, is the environmental, the neighborhood, the safety, the ability to have

So the question is, what else are the determinants of the health of the community? And that's back to our social determinants of health. So it is those economic and social factors, is the environmental, the neighborhood, the safety, the ability to have

clean environment with less pollution, the ability to have parks where people can exercise safely, the health behaviors of these communities and individuals. Those are the main contributors to the health of a community.

clean environment with less pollution, the ability to have parks where people can exercise safely, the health behaviors of these communities and individuals. Those are the main contributors to the health of a community.