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Call to Action: Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association 🧵1/5
ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

"Black Americans continue to experience the highest mortality rates attributable to CVD and stroke, with almost 30% higher CVD mortality and 45% higher stroke mortality than non-Hispanic White Americans."

"In the health care setting, racial disparities are striking with regard to how often Black patients do not receive life-saving care, thereby impacting who lives and who dies after cardiac arrest."

"Black adults are more likely to experience racial discrimination and the cumulative effects of racial trauma; however, Black adults are also less likely to receive treatment for their mental health."

"Although racism has been identified as a fundamental cause of health disparities in the United States, the explicit investigation of structural racism in health research has been limited."
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