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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2023 Dec 2;51(1):157–179. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2023.11.002

Table 5:

Strategic Agenda to Prioritize the Care of Black Women with Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFDs)

Strategy 1: Enhance knowledge and awareness of the existence and impact of PFDs in health care professionals, patients and the community
Strategy 2: Optimize the quality of clinical care for Black women with PFDs

  1. Educating healthcare providers

  2. Facilitation and promotion of connections between medical community and Black women by
    1. Supporting programs/patient navigators
    2. Improving access and insurance coverage
    3. Diversification of workforce

  3. Advocacy

  4. Policy Changes

Strategy 3: Expand representation of Black women in biomedical research
Strategy 4: Dismantle structural racism in PFD care to achieve health equity