Structural racism has not only psychosocial but also biological consequences. Discrimination has been shown to contribute to mental and physical disorders including obesity, depression, and addiction, but the biological pathways from a social experience to its impacts on the body remain unknown.
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Following is a blog by Rafael E. Pérez-Figueroa, assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society in the College of Public Health, and Kathryn M. Cardarelli, associate professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society and senior assistant provost for faculty affairs and professional development at the University of Kentucky.
Racism has long defined health and well-being in our state and the country. Currently, the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and law enforcement violence has exacerbated a complex ecosystem framing health inequities nationally. By March 2020, following the killing of Breonna Taylor, issues of structural racism and health inequities were at the forefront of our public consciousness. In response to the local and national reckoning associated with Taylor’s and others’ deaths, we organized a yearlong program of events at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health with the goal of promoting an anti-racist environme
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