Dr. Sherman James has made the case for decades that #RacismIsAPublicHealthCrisis. Listen to his story on the #podcast Social Distance @TheAtlantic. #epitwitter theatlantic.com/health/archive… 1/n
Epidemiologist Dr. James tells his story about how he got started in public health trying to understand why racial differences existed for so many health outcomes, to the great detriment of the black population. sanford.duke.edu/people/faculty… 2/n
In his research, he made a point to interview African American men with elevated blood pressure and learn their stories, which led to his coining of the concept of “John Henryism.” 3/n
John Henryism is a coping mechanism for chronic exposure to psychosocial stresses such as discrimination by expending high levels of effort, which accumulates physiological costs. Learn more here: bit.ly/2YopfQR 4/n
This work has expanded considerably to show the detrimental effects of #racism on health. #RaceIsAPublicHealthCrisis. 5/n
Take some time to learn more by exploring this #SERplaylist (membership login required) on Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities put together by Dr. Sherman James epiresearch.org/2014/06/05/rac… 6/n
Come and listen to Dr James during #SERweek2020 on Monday 6/15 @ 1 pm. Registration is required but is FREE for everyone (members & non-members)! bit.ly/2Ag5y5P 7/n
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