RESOURCES
Health and Healthcare
News & Journal Articles
Bailey, Zinzi D., Feldman, Justin M., Bassett, Mary T., New England Journal of Medicine, February 25, 2021, How Structural Racism Works — Racist Policies as a Root Cause of U.S. Racial Health Inequities
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2025396
Institute of Health Policy Staff, August, 2016, How racism makes people sick: A conversation with Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, https://www.kpihp.org/blog/how-racism-makes-people-sick-a-conversation-with-camara-phyllis-jones-md-mph-phd/
Jordan, Ayana, Allsop, AZA Stephen, Collins, Pamela Y, The Lancet Psychiatry, VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1, P8-9, JANUARY 01, 2021 Decriminalizing Being Black with Mental Illness, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30519-8/fulltext.
Kolata, Gina, New York Times, July 2021, Social Inequities Explain Racial Gaps in Pandemic, Studies Find, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/health/coronavirus-black-hispanic.html?referringSource=articleShare
The Lancet, Equity and Equality in Health, April 2017, https://www.thelancet.com/series/america-equity-equality-in-health
Strings, Sabrina, New York Times, May 2020, It’s Not Obesity, It’s Slavery, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/opinion/coronavirus-race-obesity.html
Villarosa, Linda, The New York Times, April 2018, Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies are in a Life-Or-Death Crisis, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/magazine/black-mothers-babies-death-maternal-mortality.html
Walmsley, Laurel, NPR News, April 2021, CDC Director Declares Racism a ‘Serious Public Health Threat, CDC Director Declares Racism A 'Serious Public Health Threat' : NPR
Williams, Michelle A. and Sanchez, Jeffrey, Washington Post, Racism is killing Black people, June 4, 2020
Movies & Videos
CBS News 60 Minutes, April 2021, Black Americans More Prone to Health Issues Because of Racism, Black Americans more prone to health issues because of racism - CBS News
Nada Hassanein, Nada, USA TODAY, January 2021, New Survey Finds Many People Don’t Believe Systemic Racism is a Barrier to Health, New survey finds many people don't believe systemic racism is a barrier to health (msn.com)
Whitehouse, Office of Vice President Kamala Harris, Roundtable on Maternal and Child Outcomes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ItjBtO5EHw
Websites & Resources
Align for Health Virtual Series, Nov. 13: Power & Privilege - RWJF Alignment (alignforhealth.org)
Kaiser Family Foundation and the Black Coalition Against Covid, The Conversation: Between Us, About Us, https://www.greaterthancovid.org/theconversation/
Wellbeing Blueprint, www.wellbeingblueprint.org
Resources recommended in the Evening Equity Series presentation on Racism in Healthcare as experienced by Black mothers and babies, organizations making a difference:
- Sister Web: https://www.sisterweb.org/
- HIVE: Website: https://hiveonline.org/
- Facebook: HIVE: a hub of positive reproductive & sexual health
- ACCESS Reproductive Justice: https://accessrj.org/
- Sistas Caring 4 Sistas: https://mahec.net/patient-information/ob-gyn-care/doula-services
- Earth's Natural Touch: Birth Care & Beyond: https://earthsnaturaltouch.com/
- Doulas 4CT: https://www.facebook.com/doulas4ct/
- Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Bondage-Origins-American-Gynecology/dp/0820351350
Webinars
Policy Link, Advancing Wellbeing by Transcending the Barriers of Whiteness, July 2021, Advancing Well-Being by Transcending the Barriers of Whiteness Fireside Chat | PolicyLink
