Last month the British Medical Journal published an editorial calling for racism to be listed as a leading cause of death among Black people in the United States.
Feb 16, 2022
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The more strongly physicians and medical researchers believe that racism negatively affects health, the more likely they are to intervene when they observe a racist encounter or policy, according to a new study published ...
Feb 14, 2022
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Racist policies and practices that restrict Black workers from employment may drive racial inequities in birth outcomes among workers. In the United States, Black infants are 50% more likely to be born prematurely than white ...
Feb 3, 2022
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A body of environmental health research has for decades linked the disproportionate impact of environmental health problems born by Black, Hispanic and disadvantaged communities to structural racism and societal factors that ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health and social problems as a function of income inequality. In a newly published article, Bettina Beech, clinical ...
Nov 11, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has proposed strategies to mitigate the influence of systemic racism in its recommendations in an effort to reduce health inequities and other negative effects ...
Nov 8, 2021
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How do health care consumers experience and report on racism in hospital settings? In the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion issue of JAMA Network Open, co-authors Jason Tong, Raina M. Merchant, and Rachel R. Kelz of the Perelman ...
Oct 18, 2021
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Housing policies established more than eight decades ago that effectively trapped people of color in low income and segregated neighborhoods continue to impact the health of residents to this day, specifically resulting in ...
Oct 4, 2021
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According to a Johns Hopkins Medicine study published today in JAMA Pediatrics, exposure to police—even in instances in which the officers are providing assistance—may be detrimental to the health and well-being of Black ...
Sep 7, 2021
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Structural racism—beliefs, policies, and patterns of behavior that advantage white people over people of color and American Indians—is a deeply pervasive problem in our society but previously very difficult to measure. ...
Sep 2, 2021
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