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We've sent a reading list of the #structuralracism articles @pbaJackson, @tysonbrown, @rolandjthorpe, & @RRHDr mentioned during their panel out to attendees of the @minnpop/@CARHEumn #ImprovingMeasurement #Barnraising!

It's an amazing list, so we're also sharing here!🧵1/
Each panelist referred to @CamaraJones's (2000) foundational "Gardener's Tale" piece in their working definitions #structuralracism.

This celebrated article is a must-read for everyone engaged in #publichealth & #healthequity. @AMJPublicHealth 2/ ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…
Panelists also cited the more recent @zinzinator et al (2017) article "Structural racism and health inequities in the USA: evidence and interventions" for their working definitions of #structuralracism. @TheLancet 3/ thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Moderators @amanduhgomez of @wamu885@Prvniskey of @Georgetown, the author of the study, Race, Place, And Structural Racism: A Review Of Health And History In DC engage w/ key thought leaders, researchers & policymakers as they share their perspectives. bit.ly/3BbXoGE
"One of the things we don't often talk about is that the District is rich in its health care assets but not in access to these assets." - @DrLNesbitt #RacismAndHealth
"It's not a one size fits all approach. We have to be able to have conversations with those on the ground and people providing theory and ingenuity from the top." #RacismAndHealth
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We know time is limited these days, so we put together a list of 10 things you’ll learn from this month’s issue on #RacismAndHealth. To read the full issue, visit: bit.ly/3L77L37

🧵Continue on this thread to learn more.
1️⃣ Black patients have over 2.5 times the odds of having one or more negative descriptors in their electronic health records than White patients. #RacismAndHealth bit.ly/3rrdybG
2️⃣ Structural racism against American Indians and Alaska Natives, including relocation to reservations, genocide, and inequities in health care access, negatively impacts intergenerational health outcomes. #RacismAndHealth bit.ly/3rrdybG
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Hi #pediatricians, our work on #disparities in #disability id. was just cited by the @AmerAcadPeds in their #policy statement on the impact of #racism on children's health. Our most recent study was cited. If helpful, here is a thread of our work to date. #RacismAndHealth (1)
@AmerAcadPeds Here is the abstract and link the the study cited in the @AmerAcadPeds policy statement. journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.310…. We find that children of color are less likely to be identified as having disabilities than similarly situated students who are White in U.S. schools (2)
@AmerAcadPeds Here is an example finding. Of U.S. 4th grade students displaying clinically significant reading difficulties, 74% of White students are receiving special education. The contrasting percentages for Black, Hispanic, and American Indian students? 44%, 43%, and 48%, respectively (3)
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