Learning the Past
Healing the Future
Justice for All
The course, presented by Carla Gates at Reclaiming Health Learning Lab, focuses on exploring and addressing health inequities, particularly in the context of racial disparities in healthcare. Here’s a summary of the key elements: 1. Introduction to Health Inequities: The course begins by questioning whether healthcare is unfair and presents a case for the need for change. It emphasizes pulling he
This learning lab traces the historical evolution of mental health care in the United States to clarify how past beliefs, institutions, and policy choices continue to shape care today. The session begins with ancient Greek and medieval European frameworks that treated mental illness through lenses of shame, spiritual punishment, and early medical theory. It then follows the rise of the asylum era,