Race, Racism, and Respiratory Health

Abstract

The study and practice of pulmonary medicine have been profoundly influenced by race theory, which was ascendant at the time of key developments within the specialty. We explore how, as a social determinant of health, race remains a powerful driver of present-day health disparities in respiratory diseases. Both legacy and contemporary inequities are identified through Dr DR Williams's model of cultural, structural, and interpersonal racism.

Keywords: Disparities; Microaggressions; Pulmonary; Race; Racism; Redlining; Research; Reservations.