But structural racism recognizes that, while personal agency is an indispensable element of success in America, the ways in which some individuals and communities are positioned in the wider society ...

Researchers at Michigan State University and Rutgers University will lead a nationally funded study that will examine the effects of structural racism on housing, aging, and health. In a ...

The president’s recent push to send federal health care dollars directly to individuals, rather than insurers, reflects a broader demand for transparency and effectiveness in how public funds are used ...

Few health care professionals would argue with the fact that vast differences exist in access to and outcomes of the care their patients receive, but the reasons why health disparities persist decades ...

Neighborhoods in the highest quintile, or top 20%, of structural racism experienced significantly higher rates of cardiovascular clinical and behavioral risk factors and cardiovascular diseases ...

(NNPA Newswire) – A group of researchers from Rutgers University and Michigan State University have launched a major study to examine the long-term effects of structural racism on cognitive aging, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Few health care professionals would argue with the fact that vast differences exist in access to and outcomes of the care their patients receive, but the reasons why health disparities ...

The structural-racism analysis does not assert that any individuals involved in mortgage finance were motivated by prejudice or bigotry. Rather it suggests that the cumulative effect of regulatory ...

Not every neighborhood is near a toxic waste site. Not every block has a liquor store. These forms of neighborhood blight, as well as segregation and racial inequality, are all examples of structural ...

There is a long, quiet history of courts leveraging public health scholarship to overcome structural biases. As jurisprudence has evolved, the main, and arguably sole, tool available to combat ...