Racism

It’s clear that racism puts the BIPOC (black indigenous people of color) community’s health at risk, and that institutional racism -- the ways government and non-government institutions discriminate through policies and practices -- is ingrained in our societies and must be addressed in order to combat and reverse health inequities. Racism is a public health issue.


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When the "Land of Opportunity" is Elsewhere and You Must Leap
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Centering Black Voices
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Aligning Systems with Communities to Advance Equity through Shared Measurement: Guiding Principles
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences
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Racial Equity Map
Tool - Toolkit/toolbox
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Workplace Bias Against Muslims, Arabs on Rise, Advocates Say
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Community Organizations Have to Talk About Police Violence Directly
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'Rona and Racism: A Survival Guide
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White Haze
Story - Audio
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Bearing the Burden: How racism-related stress hurts America’s black mothers and babies
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Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 10/02/2018
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Young Men of Color
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Brought to you by Community Commons
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The Anti-Trans Panic Is Rooted in White Supremacist Ideology
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Brought to you by Truthout
Published on 05/19/2023
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Centering Blackness: The Path to Economic Liberation for All
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Brought to you by Medium
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Race-Based Stress and Intergenerational Trauma
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Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 09/16/2022
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Racism Has Youths of Color Seriously Stressed Out
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Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 03/09/2017
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Visions of Equity: The Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice
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Brought to you by TIME
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Race and Healing: A Community Conversation
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Brought to you by YouTube
Published on 09/21/2020
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How Systemic Racism Exists In U.S. Housing Policies
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Brought to you by Forbes
Published on 07/09/2020
How I Found Racial Healing During the Pandemic
How I Found Racial Healing During the Pandemic
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Brought to you by Yes! Magazine
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Systemic Racism Starts and Ends with Housing
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Racism Has Shaped Public Transit, and It’s Riddled With Inequities
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Brought to you by Rice University
Published on 08/24/2020
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This Moment Calls for Finally Making Homeownership Access Fair
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How a South Carolina Park Plans to Confront Its Racist History
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The Danger of a Single Story
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"This Is America, Speak English": Latinas On The Fear Of Speaking Spanish In Public
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Brought to you by Vice Media Group
Published on 05/16/2018
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97 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
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Trend Bending Policies for Advancing Racial Justice Part 1: Ending Police Violence
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“Stranger Fruit”: Black Mothers and the Fear of Police Brutality
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Brought to you by The Marshall Project
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The Problem With Research on Racial Bias and Police Shootings
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Brought to you by CityLab
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Black Lives Matter
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Published on 06/05/2020
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Black Lives Matter and African Allyship
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Encore: A Black Father Answers Tough Questions From His Son
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Brought to you by StoryCorps
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A Brief History of How Racism Shaped Interstate Highways
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Brought to you by NPR
Published on 04/07/2021
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The Racist History of Abortion and Midwifery Bans
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Brought to you by ACLU
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Muslims Recall Questionable Detentions That Followed 9/11
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Brought to you by AP
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Racial and Gendered Equity and Biden’s American Jobs Plan
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Brought to you by Prosperity Now
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US Black-White Inequality in 6 Stark Charts
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Brought to you by CNN
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What Exactly Does It Mean to Defund the Police?
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How Do We Advance Health Equity for Asian Americans?
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Brought to you by RWJF
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Recognizing and Dismantling Raciolinguistic Hierarchies in Latinx Health
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by AMA
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Detroit Health Equity Dashboard
Resource - Data Bank/repository
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States Have Added Nearly 100 Restrictive Laws Since SCOTUS Gutted the Voting Rights Act 10 Years Ago
Resource
Brought to you by Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law
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Advancing Racial Equity Webinar Series and Discussion Guide
Resource - Webinar
Brought to you by APHA
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Systemic Racism & Health: Solutions, Making Change Happen
Resource - Webinar
Brought to you by NIHCM Foundation
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Black Americans Have a Clear Vision for Reducing Racism but Little Hope It Will Happen
Resource - Report
Brought to you by The Pew Charitable Trusts
What is Environmental Racism and How Can We Fight It?
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by World Economic Forum
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Ten Lessons for Talking About Race, Racism, and Racial Justice
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by Opportunity Agenda
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Intersections Between Racism and Ableism
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Campaign Zero
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by WeTheProtesters
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Black Wealth Data Center
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by BWDC
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Black Lives Matter: A Commentary on Racism and Public Health
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by APHA
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Ending Student Criminalization and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by New York University
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Local Data for Equitable Communities
Resource
Brought to you by Urban Institute
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2020 State of Black America Unmasked
Resource - Report
Brought to you by National Urban League
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Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus
Resource - Website/webpage
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Disability Rates Among Working-Age Adults Are Shaped by Race, Place, and Education
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by Brookings
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Armed Extremism
Resource - Website/webpage
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Racial Equity Policy Design and Advocacy: A Primer
Resource
Brought to you by Prosperity Now
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Resource - Website/webpage
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COVID-19 and the Legacy of Racism: Vaccine Hesitancy and Treatment Bias
Resource - Webinar
Brought to you by NIHCM Foundation
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Neighborhood Funders Group
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by NFG
Cover page of Federal Policy to Advance Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Health Equity report
Federal Policy to Advance Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Health Equity
Resource - Report
Brought to you by National Academy of Sciences
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Racial Equity and Public Health
Resource - Fact Sheet
Brought to you by APHA
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What is Critical Race Theory (CRT)
Resource - Website/webpage
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Revealing Disparities: Health Care Workers’ Observations of Discrimination Against Patients
Resource - Policy Brief
Brought to you by The Commonwealth Fund
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Racial Trauma
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by MHA
First page of Racism and Felony Disenfranchisement: An Intertwined History report
Racism and Felony Disenfranchisement: An Intertwined History
Resource - Report
Brought to you by Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law
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Anti-Racism Resources
Resource - Guide/handbook
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Advancing Well-Being by Transcending the Barriers of Whiteness
Resource - Policy Brief
Brought to you by PolicyLink
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Provider Bias in Contraceptive Counseling
Resource - Journal Article
PDF Cover: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Disability Prevalence
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Disability Prevalence
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by Springer
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Police-Recorded Crime and Disparities in Obesity and Blood Pressure Status in Chicago
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by American Heart Association
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On Racism: A New Standard For Publishing On Racial Health Inequities
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Health Affairs
Published on 07/02/2020
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The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure, and Black People’s Health
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by American Heart Association
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Racial Profiling in the Age of Terrorism
Resource - Website/webpage
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Health Equity Framework
Resource
Brought to you by Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
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Arab and Other Middle Eastern Americans
Resource - Website/webpage
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11 Terms You Should Know to Better Understand Structural Racism
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by The Aspen Institute
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Structural Racism and Discrimination
Resource
Brought to you by NIMHD
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Adultification Bias
Resource - Website/webpage
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Education to Identify and Combat Racial Bias in Pain Treatment
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by AMA
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The Mental Health Effects of Racism
Resource - Fact Sheet
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Law for Black Lives
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by L4BL
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Health Affairs February 2024: Housing and Health
Resource
Brought to you by Health Affairs
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End the War on Black Health and Black Disabled People
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Brought to you by M4BL
PDF Cover: Racialization as a Barrier to Achieving Health Equity for Native Americans
Racialization as a Barrier to Achieving Health Equity for Native Americans
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by AMA
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Police Shootings Database 2015-2022
Tool - Data/mapping Tool
Staff Pick!
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Race Counts: Racial Equity Index
Race Counts: Racial Equity Index
Tool - Data/mapping Tool
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United States Segregation Map
Tool - Data/mapping Tool
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Hate Map
Tool - Data/mapping Tool
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Racial Disparities Dashboard
Tool - Data/mapping Tool
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Racial Equity Data Hub
Tool - Data/mapping Tool
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Racism Declarations
Tool - Data/mapping Tool

Data & Metrics


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BIPOC Health Equity Library
Library
Published on 09/27/2022
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Racial Justice Journey Library
Library
Published on 02/22/2022

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