2025
Examining the Impact of the Syndemic on Black Birthing Individuals in the USA: a Systematic Review
Wisniewski K, Henry N, Flanagan A, Popoola A, Weaver N, Iglio L, Alexandre C, Myers D, Tieu T, Waller R, Kornfield S, Gur R, Momplaisir F, Njoroge W. Examining the Impact of the Syndemic on Black Birthing Individuals in the USA: a Systematic Review. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-15. PMID: 39994154, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02311-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBirthing individualsSystematic reviewMaternal health disparitiesWork-related challengesHealthcare discriminationPeer-reviewed articlesHealth disparitiesPostpartum experiencesSystemic racismWeb of ScienceInclusion criteriaAbstracted dataPRISMA guidelinesWell-beingMinoritized populationsScreening studiesPeer reviewFamily relationshipsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicSyndemicsThemesPublished literatureIndividual experienceCoronavirus disease 2019
2024
Evaluation of simulation-based intervention for implicit bias mitigation: A response to systemic racism
Dahlen B, McGraw R, Vora S. Evaluation of simulation-based intervention for implicit bias mitigation: A response to systemic racism. Clinical Simulation In Nursing 2024, 95: 101596. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecns.2024.101596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSimulation-based interventionTrained health care professionalsSimulation-based educational interventionReduce health inequalitiesFamily satisfaction scoresHealth care professionalsMitigate implicit biasesQuasi-experimental designHealth inequalitiesCare professionalsEducational interventionHospital unitsConclusions SimulationFamily experiencesParticipants' perceptionsExperience measuresSatisfaction scoresPediatric hospitalDispatch callsBehavioral contractsInterventionParticipantsTime pointsImplicit biasSystemic racismResearch Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report
Lovinsky-Desir S, Riley I, Bryant-Stephens T, De Keyser H, Forno E, Kozik A, Louisias M, Matsui E, Sheares B, Thakur N, Apter A, Beck A, Bentley-Edwards K, Berkowitz C, Braxton C, Dean J, Jones C, Koinis-Mitchell D, Okelo S, Taylor-Cousar J, Teach S, Wechsler M, Gaffin J, Federico M. Research Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2024, 21: 1349-1364. PMID: 39352175, PMCID: PMC11451894, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202407-767st.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of systemic racismAsthma morbidityChildhood asthmaSocial determinants of healthAsthma health outcomesPediatric asthma morbidityDeterminants of healthSystemic racismCommunity engagementDrivers of disparitiesEmergency department visitsResearch teamChildhood asthma outcomesImpact of interventionsMultidisciplinary research teamEffects of systemic racismInnovative study designsImpact of racismAsthma disparitiesSocial determinantsHealthcare accessAsthma outcomesHealth outcomesDepartment visitsEvaluate interventionsPersistent distress related to systemic racism among black veterans in the United States
Whealin J, Jegede O, Na P, Haeny A, Pietrzak R. Persistent distress related to systemic racism among black veterans in the United States. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 365: 375-378. PMID: 39147153, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse mental health sequelaeRisk of mental health problemsMilitary veteransIncreased risk of mental health problemsEthnic minority veteransSystemic racismMental health sequelaeMental health problemsUse of self-reportsEthnic minority populationsNationally Representative SampleUS military veteransMultinomial logistic regression analysisSignificant emotional burdenStudy periodNon-VeteransLogistic regression analysisEmotional burdenMinority veteransBlack veteransUS veteransHealth sequelaeBaseline assessmentHealthcare systemUS populationInterrogating and Uprooting Systemic Racism in the Emergency Department
Sangal R, Khidir H, Agarwal A. Interrogating and Uprooting Systemic Racism in the Emergency Department. JAMA Health Forum 2024, 5: e242347. PMID: 39177981, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe mediating role of systemic inflammation and moderating role of racialization in disparities in incident dementia
Higgins Tejera C, Ware E, Hicken M, Kobayashi L, Wang H, Blostein F, Zawistowski M, Mukherjee B, Bakulski K. The mediating role of systemic inflammation and moderating role of racialization in disparities in incident dementia. Communications Medicine 2024, 4: 142. PMID: 39003383, PMCID: PMC11246521, DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00569-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncident dementiaRacial disparitiesRisk of incident dementiaCumulative incidence of dementiaNon-Hispanic white participantsIncidence of dementiaControlled direct effectExposure to racismDementia incidenceDementia burdenUS HealthC-reactive proteinWhite participantsLower C-reactive proteinHigh C-reactive proteinDementiaHigher CRP levelsCognitive testsDisparitiesSystemic racismGroup membershipFollow-upParticipantsModerate portionGroup statusSystemic Racism as a Determinant of Health Inequities for People With Substance Use Disorder
Jegede O, Bellamy C, Jordan A. Systemic Racism as a Determinant of Health Inequities for People With Substance Use Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 225-226. PMID: 38231489, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.4958.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“Black Is Not Monolithic”: Complexities in COVID-19 Vaccine Decision-Making
Wu M, Havlik J, Reese K, Felisca K, Loyal J. “Black Is Not Monolithic”: Complexities in COVID-19 Vaccine Decision-Making. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2024, 12: 1073-1080. PMID: 38353920, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-01944-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInstitutional mistrustDisproportionate impact of COVID-19Semi-structured in-person interviewsFamily health concernsDecision-makingBlack familiesVaccine decision-makingBlack communityBlack parentsSystemic racismBlack AmericansBlack populationDisproportionate impactInpatient pediatric unitImpact of COVID-19Perception of riskConstant comparative methodParents of childrenQualitative methodologyCOVID-19 vaccine uptakeVaccine uptakeGrounded theory approachMistrustAcademic medical centerTertiary academic medical centerClinical Considerations in Working with Children and Adolescents of Color: Past, Present, and Future
Yuen E, Daily S, Sadhu J, Baek J, Shapiro G, Pfeffer C, Dowben J, Jackson K, Sarvet B, Stubbe D. Clinical Considerations in Working with Children and Adolescents of Color: Past, Present, and Future. Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 14: 3-8. DOI: 10.2174/2210676613666230901125251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescents of colorImplicit biasAdolescent psychiatristsMental health outcomesMental health treatmentImplicit biasesEmotional healthRacial traumaSystemic racismHealth treatmentCOLOR CHILDBehavioral healthCase vignettesOwn biasLife trajectoriesAdolescentsChildrenYoung peopleLack of parityOverall healthScant attentionHealth outcomesLack of integrationMedical trainingPsychiatrists
2023
Reply: The Risk Factor for Maternal Morbidity is Racism, Not Race
Merriam A, Metz T, Allshouse A, Silver R, Haas D, Grobman W, Simhan H, Wapner R, Wing D, Mercer B, Parry S, Reddy U, investigators N. Reply: The Risk Factor for Maternal Morbidity is Racism, Not Race. American Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 41: e3274-e3275. PMID: 37863072, DOI: 10.1055/a-2195-6914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural racismSystemic racismRacismSocial constructRacial categoriesSocial determinantsEffect of raceRacial groupsRaceMaternal health outcomesAuthor’s pointWhite participantsImplicit biasDiscussionAsiansHealth careInequitiesResearch publicationsCritical concernConcernHealth outcomesUnderlying reasonsHIV knowledge and protective factors among racial-ethnic minority youth: moderation by ethnic identity and LGBQ+ identity
Lardier D, Opara I, Asabor E, Bell F, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. HIV knowledge and protective factors among racial-ethnic minority youth: moderation by ethnic identity and LGBQ+ identity. International Journal Of LGBTQ+ Youth Studies 2023, 21: 526-548. PMID: 39131490, PMCID: PMC11313272, DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2023.2200425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthnic identityYouth of colorHIV knowledgeSexual risk perceptionsQueer youthHIV prevention programmingSystemic racismLGBQAfrican American/BlackMinority youthSexual negotiation skillsHispanic/LatinxAmerican/BlackYouthProtective factorsStudy implicationsIdentityPrevention programmingViral hepatitisNegotiation skillsSpecific protective factorsRisk perceptionThree-way interactionSignificant moderating effectRacismSeeking Racial Equity in Hematology and Oncology: a Fellow-Led Educational Series to Promote Reflection and Action
Stein J, Gaddy J, Sorah J, Wooten M, Gibson K, Collichio F. Seeking Racial Equity in Hematology and Oncology: a Fellow-Led Educational Series to Promote Reflection and Action. Journal Of Cancer Education 2023, 38: 1241-1244. PMID: 36598746, PMCID: PMC10463164, DOI: 10.1007/s13187-022-02255-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGraduate medical education programsHealth system levelMedical education programsEffects of implicit biasImproved comfort levelRacial inequalitySystemic racismAwareness of racial inequalityMedical residentsImprove awarenessRacial equityImprove knowledgeGroup discussionsEducation programsUniversity of North CarolinaLikert scaleEducation seriesImplicit biasComfort levelLay mediaEducational gapLived experiencePerceptions of racial inequalityParticipantsEducation curriculum
2022
Seeking racial equity in hematology and oncology: A fellow-led educational series to promote reflection and action.
Stein J, Gaddy J, Sorah J, Wooten M, Gibson K, Collichio F. Seeking racial equity in hematology and oncology: A fellow-led educational series to promote reflection and action. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 11004-11004. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.11004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUniversity of North CarolinaImplicit biasSystemic racismAwareness of implicit biasAcademic medical centerPatients of colorRacial inequalityHealth disparitiesImprove careImprove racial equityEducation curriculumAwareness of racial inequalityOncology fellowsJournal clubRacial equityImprove knowledgeGroup discussionsLikert scaleMedical CenterEducation seriesComfort levelLay mediaLived experiencePerceptions of racial inequalityParticipantsBlack, Indigenous, and Trainees of Color Stress and Resilience: The Role of Training and Education in Decolonizing Psychology
Pinedo A, Caso T, Rivera R, Carballea D, Louis E. Black, Indigenous, and Trainees of Color Stress and Resilience: The Role of Training and Education in Decolonizing Psychology. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2022, 14: s140-s147. PMID: 35130018, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of trainingPsychology trainingTrainees of ColorLiberation psychologyCritical race theoryPsychological harmExperiential knowledgePeople of colorPsychologyGraduate trainingInstitutional racismMinoritized communitiesRace theorySystemic racismSystem-wide changesEquitable systemPractice informStatus quoFoster resistanceTrainingCulture shiftTraineesRacismIndigenousDeleterious consequences
2020
The Face of Medicine Is Not My Face…But, It Should Be
Calhoun A, Parker CB. The Face of Medicine Is Not My Face…But, It Should Be. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2020, 7: 1035-1038. PMID: 32770309, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-020-00834-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace of medicineAmerican eugenics movementHistorical atrocitiesMedical atrocitiesEugenics movementWhite supremacyGreat ironyMedical experimentationSystemic racismOppressed populationsAtrocitiesMedical ethicsSupremacyRacismIronyLeadersDiverse groupMovementConversationEthnic health disparitiesRepresentativesEthicsReflectionDiscussionFaceBlackface in White Space: Using Admissions to Address Racism in Medical Education
Anderson N, Boatright D, Reisman A. Blackface in White Space: Using Admissions to Address Racism in Medical Education. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 3060-3062. PMID: 32728961, PMCID: PMC7573045, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06079-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic racismReform effortsRacial attitudesRacial consciousnessInclusive cultureCurricular reform effortsRacial prejudiceRacismAdmission processPositive affirmationEducational institutionsConcerted effortHistoric examplesPersonal experienceEducationPervasive natureMedical cultureLong historySociologyEffortsScholarshipRecent researchMedical educationInstitutionsPotential way
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