Racial disparities in health have existed in the United States for centuries. 1 In 1899, WEB
Du Bois noted the prevalence of poor health among black people, describing it as an …

Race, Ethnicity and Health, Second Edition, is a critical selection of hallmark articles that
address health disparities in America. It effectively documents the need for equal treatment …

Racial disparities in health-care access, quality and outcomes are pervasive and persistent.
Racism is a fundamental driver of racial disparities. Individuals and institutions in the health …

In recent years, a growing number of calls have been made to explicitly name and treat
racism as a determinant of health. 1 Mounting evidence supports the notion that racism …

This article draws upon a major social science theoretical approach–systemic racism theory–
to assess decades of empirical research on racial dimensions of US health care and public …

Understanding and Mitigating Health Inequities — Past, Current, and Future Directions |
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The persistence of black/white disparities in health outcomes has led some to question the
approaches public health, biomedical and clinical researchers use to classify, describe, and …

Racial disparities in medical treatments and in health status have been documented in
numerous studies over the past two decades. In an editorial in the New England Journal of …

Research related to racism and health has evolved in recent decades, with a growing
appreciation of the centrality of the social determinants of health, life-course approaches and …

2009 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice The health care system in the United States has
been called the best in the world, but many of its residents cannot afford or do not have …