Health Inequity Exposé: The Rhetoric of Racism as a Public Health Crisis
by Riya Mehta | Xchanges 20.1/2, Spring 2026
About the Author
Contents
Introduction: Framing Racism through Healthcare Rhetoric
Theoretical and Methodological Framework: Analyzing Healthcare Rhetoric
Analysis: Rhetorical Strategies in Holmes’s Healthcare Discourse
Riya Mehta grew up in St. Louis and is entering her final year of medical school in the BA/MD program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is passionate about academic medicine, healthcare advocacy, and health equity, with particular interests in the intersection of public health and systemic disparities in care. Through her writing and research, she hopes to promote meaningful conversations about inequity in medicine and the role of healthcare professionals in advancing social change.
Posted by chanakya_das on May 20, 2026 in Issue 20.1/2
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