Date
5-22-2024
Department
School of Communication and the Arts
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Communication (PhD)
Chair
Kami Anderson
Keywords
Black women, health disparities, health behavior, health outcomes, communication
Disciplines
Communication
Recommended Citation
Nelson-Rogers, Emmerline Francesca, "Changing the Narrative: Developing Evidence-Based, Communication Strategies to Address Health Disparities of Black Women in the United States" (2024). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5620.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5620
Abstract
Black women experience health issues at disparate rates when compared to their racial counterparts. Although these health disparities can be linked to health behaviors, they are deeply rooted in historic, racial systems that govern our lives today. More often than not, changes in health behaviors are at the forefront of addressing these health disparities rather than historical health trends of Black women in the U.S. This study aims to discuss why the change needed is a change in the narrative for why these health disparities exist and persist as well as a change in narrative about the role Black women have historically played in their health planning and the role healthcare providers play in persistence of these disparities as well.. The goal is to develop evidence-based communication strategies that will improve health outcomes for Black women.
