Racism and Health: Three Core Principles

Policy Points Racism operates in conjunction with interlocking forms of oppression, so it must be addressed relationally. Racism catalyzes processes of cumulative disadvantage as it extends across multiple policy domains along the life course, so it necessitates multifaceted policy solutions. Racism...

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Published inThe Milbank quarterly Vol. 101; no. S1; pp. 333 - 355
Main Authors MICHENER, JAMILA, FORD, TIFFANY N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2023
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects
Discrimination
Fairness
Health disparities
Health Equity
Humans
Interconnections
interlocking oppression
intersectionality
Key Issues in Population Health Equity
Life course
Mental Disorders
Oppression
Power
Racism
Redistribution
health equity
interlocking oppression
racism
power
intersectionality
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Summary:Policy Points Racism operates in conjunction with interlocking forms of oppression, so it must be addressed relationally. Racism catalyzes processes of cumulative disadvantage as it extends across multiple policy domains along the life course, so it necessitates multifaceted policy solutions. Racism is a function of power relations, so the redistribution of power is a necessary precursor to health equity.
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ISSN:0887-378X
1468-0009
1468-0009
DOI:10.1111/1468-0009.12633