Racial discrimination comes in different forms. While interpersonal discrimination is most recognizable, individuals interact across the course of their lives with structures and institutions that ...

Few health care professionals would argue with the fact that vast differences exist in access to and outcomes of the care their patients receive, but the reasons why health disparities persist decades ...

Researchers at Michigan State University and Rutgers University will lead a nationally funded study that will examine the effects of structural racism on housing, aging, and health. In a ...

Neighborhoods in the highest quintile, or top 20%, of structural racism experienced significantly higher rates of cardiovascular clinical and behavioral risk factors and cardiovascular diseases ...

Spanning 22 studies, the analysis illuminated housing disparities, occupational hazards, unequal health care access, economic inequality, and discriminatory industry practices and how they ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Few health care professionals would argue with the fact that vast differences exist in access to and outcomes of the care their patients receive, but the reasons why health disparities ...

(NNPA Newswire) – A group of researchers from Rutgers University and Michigan State University have launched a major study to examine the long-term effects of structural racism on cognitive aging, ...

The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) published a special issue on “Structural Racism and Public Health“ on January 25, 2023, which includes research led and co-authored by multiple faculty ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Living in historically redlined areas raised odds for estrogen receptor-negative status, late diagnosis and ...

The October issue of Health Affairs, building on the February 2022 issue that explored racism and health, focuses specifically on structural racism. Articles published in this issue describe different ...

Not every neighborhood is near a toxic waste site. Not every block has a liquor store. These forms of neighborhood blight, as well as segregation and racial inequality, are all examples of structural ...

Some choices – such as whether you exercise, smoke, or drink – can affect your health. But there aren’t many known risk factors for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) you can control. This ...