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. 2023 Apr;101(S1):333-355.
doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12633.

Racism and Health: Three Core Principles

Jamila Michener  1 , Tiffany N Ford  2   3
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Racism and Health: Three Core Principles

Jamila Michener et al. Milbank Q. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Policy Points Racism operates in conjunction with interlocking forms of oppression, so it must be addressed relationally. Racism catalyzes processes of cumulative disadvantage as it extends across multiple policy domains along the life course, so it necessitates multifaceted policy solutions. Racism is a function of power relations, so the redistribution of power is a necessary precursor to health equity.

Keywords: health equity; interlocking oppression; intersectionality; power; racism.

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