Racism has been implicated in medical decision-making, with inequities reported in treatment for heart disease and pain management, among other things:Discuss Tuskegee Syphilis study, and how it may have impacted the relationship of African-Americans with the medical and public health community.

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Studies have shown that many African-Americans distrust medical and public health authorities in the United States. This distrust is one of many factors that supposedly affect levels of African-
American participation in clinical research trials, HIV/AIDS testing and prevention, and needle exchange programs. Racism has been implicated in medical decision-making, with inequities reported in treatment for heart disease and pain management, among other things.

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Research and discuss racism, racial inequities in healthcare, and the culture of medical mistrust in America. Include a description of the Tuskegee Syphilis study, and how it may have impacted the relationship of African-Americans with the medical and public health community.

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