Health Justice is Within Our Reach
I grew up in the South Bronx, insulated from the absence of health justice until the fourth grade, when I began attending private school.
Understanding the Role of Race in Health
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Read more: Understanding the Role of Race in Health: Conclusions from the Symposium Understanding the Role of Race in Health: Conclusions from the Symposium
Through social movement advocacy and engagement, BIPOC can create their own narrative of medical need and activism.
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Read more: Law as a Determinant of Police Violence Law as a Determinant of Police Violence
Improving the health of local communities involves rethinking the laws that govern how police interact with the people they serve.
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Read more: Why Justice is Good for America’s Health Why Justice is Good for America’s Health
Among the most salient lessons to be learned from the coronavirus pandemic is that justice is just plain good for America’s health.
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Read more: Black Men Carry the Cost of Police Violence Black Men Carry the Cost of Police Violence
About 1.5 million Black men are missing from daily life because of health challenges, economic instability, and over-policing.
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Read more: A Critical Race Perspective on Social Risk Targeting in the Health Care Sector A Critical Race Perspective on Social Risk Targeting in the Health Care Sector
Existing forms of racism or subordination may shape the design of social interventions and impact of risk targeting in harmful ways.
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Read more: Using Anti-Racist Policy to Promote the Good Governance of Necessities Using Anti-Racist Policy to Promote the Good Governance of Necessities
Racism has repeatedly stymied progress toward the good governance of necessities. Anti-racism, therefore, must be at the core of any solution.
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Read more: Why Buck v. Bell Still Matters Why Buck v. Bell Still Matters
In just three sentences, Justice Holmes delivers a message that has lasted through today: some lives matter more than others.
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Read more: The Double Bind of Medicine for Racial Minorities The Double Bind of Medicine for Racial Minorities
BIPOC are either subject to hypervisibility, or medical erasure, where their medical needs are left unaddressed and ignored.
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Read more: How Telehealth Could Improve — or Worsen — Racial Disparities How Telehealth Could Improve — or Worsen — Racial Disparities
While telehealth may be a panacea for access to healthcare, particularly in COVID times, we should be concerned that patients of color may be left behind.
