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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/
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…
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…
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
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
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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
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)
