Race is a social construct, commonly used in epidemiologic research to adjust for
confounding. However, adjustment of race may mask racial disparities thereby perpetuating …

Despite repeated calls by scholars to critically engage with the concepts of race and
ethnicity in US epidemiologic research, the incorporation of these social constructs in …

In 2023, Martinez et al. examined trends in the inclusion, conceptualization,
operationalization and analysis of race and ethnicity among studies published in US …

Calls-to-action in health research have described a need to improve research on race,
ethnicity, and structural racism. Well-established cohort studies typically lack access to novel …

Progress toward racial health equity cannot be made if we cannot measure its fundamental
driver–structural racism. As in other epidemiological studies, the first step is to measure the …

Background Systemic racial and ethnic inequities continue to be perpetuated through
scientific methodology and communication norms despite efforts by medical institutions. We …

Differences in health outcomes across racial groups are among the most commonly reported
findings in health disparities research. Often, these studies do not explicitly connect …

Purpose Given the persistence of racial health disparities, scholars have called for
investigations into structural origins of health inequity and deeper engagement with theory …

There have been over 100 years of literature discussing the deleterious influence of racism
on health. Much of the literature describes racism as a driver of social determinants of …

In this summary, we highlight seminal and recent work that presents considerations
regarding the use of categorical race and ethnicity in health research. The goal is to share …