Health, as defined by the World Health Organization,“is a state of complete physical, mental
and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” 1 It is a simple …

In recent decades, there has been remarkable growth in scientific research examining the
multiple ways in which racism can adversely affect health. This interest has been driven in …

The majority of health services research focuses on health care—access to it, utilization of it,
outcomes from it, and, importantly, disparities in it. Yet, health services research is much …

This article reviews the empirical evidence that suggests that there is a solid foundation for
more systematic research attention to the ways in which interventions that seek to reduce the …

Racism is the reason for large, sustained health inequities in the US. Four overview articles
in this month's Health Affairs orient the reader to the complex relationship between racism …

THE PULSE enterprise, education, quality improvement, and advocacy to help level the
playing field. The AHA will pursue this goal with “the same vigor it has historically …

Objectives Recently, public health has acknowledged racism as a social determinant of
health. Much evidence exists on the impact of individual-level racism and discrimination …

Importance In January 2021, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a
values statement that acknowledged systemic racism and included a commitment to address …

Like so many in our academic community, we were distressed by the February 2021 JAMA
podcast and corresponding tweet suggesting that structural racism does not exist and that …

Racial discrimination has been increasingly reported to have a causal link with morbidity
and mortality of Black Americans, yet this issue is rarely addressed in a public health …