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Confronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States
Asabor EN, Vermund SH. Confronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e3531-e3535. PMID: 33242078, PMCID: PMC8563219, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1763.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsStructural racismPeople of colorLow-income workersUnited StatesRacist policiesDisproportionate incarcerationState governmentsVulnerable communitiesMarginalized populationsCrowded prisonsRecent immigrantsHealth servicesEssential health servicesRacismImmigrantsIncarcerationPoor accessAffordable careKey populationsNational averagePreventive health servicesControl of tuberculosisPeopleGovernmentBIPOC
2020
Racial inequity in fatal US police shootings, 2015–2020
Lett E, Asabor EN, Corbin T, Boatright D. Racial inequity in fatal US police shootings, 2015–2020. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2020, 75: 394-397. PMID: 33109524, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-215097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of lifeHigh death ratePublic health emergencyMortality burdenHealth professionalsSignificant causePoor healthDeath rateHealth equityHealth emergencyLinear-mixed modelsLongitudinal studyHigh rateBurdenFatal police shootingsEthnic groupsUrgent attentionMorbidityPolice shootingsPeople of colorMortalityYLLWhitesRacial inequities