Date of Award
Spring 2022
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Community & Global Public Health; College of Health Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Comfort Olorunsaiye, Ph. D., MPH
Second Advisor
Dr. Heather de Vries-McClintock, Ph. D., MPH
Abstract
Natural brain processes make all individuals susceptible to unconscious bias; however, stressful, fearful, or anger-evoking situations as well as the negative influence of media and social surroundings increase the risk of holding obstructive bias, and there is a greater risk of being negatively impacted by this phenomenon when belonging to a minority population (Rose & Flores, 2020). As a result, high rates of infant mortality (10.2 deaths per 1,000 live births for the Non-Hispanic Black population compared to 4.1 in the White population) and cardiovascular related diseases (190.0 cases per 1,000 in the Non-Hispanic Black population compared to 161.3 in the White population) in Maryland are more prevalent in minority populations than in non-minorities and are mostly caused by implicit bias in healthcare professionals (Vital Statistics Administration et al., 2018).
Recommended Citation
Traynor, Katherine E., "The Program to Reduce Implicit Bias in Carroll Hospital Center Using the Implicit Association Test" (2022). Capstone Showcase. 1.
https://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/showcase/2022/public_health/1
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The Program to Reduce Implicit Bias in Carroll Hospital Center Using the Implicit Association Test
Natural brain processes make all individuals susceptible to unconscious bias; however, stressful, fearful, or anger-evoking situations as well as the negative influence of media and social surroundings increase the risk of holding obstructive bias, and there is a greater risk of being negatively impacted by this phenomenon when belonging to a minority population (Rose & Flores, 2020). As a result, high rates of infant mortality (10.2 deaths per 1,000 live births for the Non-Hispanic Black population compared to 4.1 in the White population) and cardiovascular related diseases (190.0 cases per 1,000 in the Non-Hispanic Black population compared to 161.3 in the White population) in Maryland are more prevalent in minority populations than in non-minorities and are mostly caused by implicit bias in healthcare professionals (Vital Statistics Administration et al., 2018).