How Structural Racism Works — Racist Policies as a Root Cause of U.S. Racial Health Inequities

As a legacy of African enslavement, structural racism affects both population and individual health in three interrelated domains: redlining and racialized residential segregation, mass incarceration and police violence, and unequal medical care.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 384; no. 8; pp. 768 - 773
Main Authors Bailey, Zinzi D, Feldman, Justin M, Bassett, Mary T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 25.02.2021
Subjects
Abolition of slavery
African Americans
Aggression
Black or African American
Carcinogens
Civil Rights - history
Civil Rights - legislation & jurisprudence
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Genetic engineering
History, 18th Century
History, 20th Century
Home ownership
Housing - history
Housing - legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Lynchings
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Neighborhoods
Police reform
Pollutants
Prisons
Public Policy - history
Race
Racism
Racism - history
Schools, Medical
Segregation
United States
Violence
White people
United States
United States > US
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Summary:As a legacy of African enslavement, structural racism affects both population and individual health in three interrelated domains: redlining and racialized residential segregation, mass incarceration and police violence, and unequal medical care.
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ISSN:0028-4793
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DOI:10.1056/NEJMms2025396