Although racism has been posited as driver of racial/ethnic inequities in healthcare, the
relationship between racism and health service use and experience has yet to be …

There are distinct racial disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, with Black
individuals at much greater risk than White individuals. Although many factors contribute to …

Several studies have reported a relation between race-related stressors and the poor health
of Black Americans. Such findings raise questions regarding the mediating biological …

Self-reported experiences of “everyday” discrimination have been linked to indices of
cardiovascular disease and overall mortality and findings have been particularly …

Objectives. Using Jackson Heart Study data, we examined whether perceived discrimination
was associated with prevalent hypertension in African Americans. Methods. Everyday …

Introduction This study investigates social determinants of systemic inflammation, focusing
on race, SES, and perceived discrimination. Methods Data on 884 white and 170 black …

Objective To examine the association between self-reported racial discrimination and
allostatic load, and whether the association differs by socioeconomic position. Methods We …

It is widely accepted that socioeconomic status (SES) is a fundamental cause of health
inequality. There is evidence, however, that race is also a fundamental cause of disparities …

This review presents current theory and empirical research that address the interplay
between risk and resilience processes among minority youth in the United States. To move …

Objective This study aimed to examine associations among race, the accumulation of
multiple forms of discriminatory experiences (ie,“pervasive discrimination”), and allostatic …