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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hardeman, Rachel R
• Medina, Eduardo M
• Kozhimannil, Katy B

Titel

Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives — The Role of Health Professionals

Ist Teil von

• The New England journal of medicine, 2016-12, Vol.375 (22), p.2113-2115

Ort / Verlag

United States: Massachusetts Medical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Structural racism leads to increased rates of premature death and reduced levels of overall health and well-being — an epidemic affecting our whole society. As clinicians and researchers, we wield power, privilege, and responsibility for dismantling structural racism. On July 7, 2016, in our Minneapolis community, Philando Castile was shot and killed by a police officer in the presence of his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter. Acknowledging the role of racism in Castile’s death, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton asked rhetorically, “Would this have happened if those passengers [and] the driver were white? I don’t think it would have.” Such incidents are tragic — and disturbingly common. Indeed, in recent weeks, our country has witnessed the well-publicized deaths of at least three more black men at the hands of police: Terence Crutcher, Keith Scott, and Alfred Olango. Disproportionate use . . .