Despite growing interest in understanding how social factors drive poor health outcomes,
many academics, policy makers, scientists, elected officials, journalists, and others …

Objectives: Although a range of factors shapes health and well-being, institutionalized
racism (societal allocation of privilege based on race) plays an important role in generating …

Since the World Health Organization launched its commission on the social determinants of
health (SDOH) over a decade ago, a large body of research has proven that social …

Recent work has emphasized the benefits of patient–physician concordance on clinical care
outcomes for underrepresented minorities, arguing it can ameliorate outgroup biases, boost …

During a pandemic about which too little is known, public health is facing a crisis on multiple
levels, including regarding COVID-19 related-health messaging. With the federal …

Background: Racial disparities exist in outcomes after severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Objective: To evaluate the contribution of …

Importance Although considerable evidence exists on the association between negative
health outcomes and daily experiences of discrimination, less is known about such …

The rapid proliferation of health informatics and digital health innovations has revolutionized
clinical and research practices. There is no doubt that these fields will continue to have …

We investigated links between police brutality and poor health outcomes among Blacks and
identified five intersecting pathways:(1) fatal injuries that increase population-specific …

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 …