Structural racism, health disparities, and opportunities for PA practice.
Structural racism, health disparities, and opportunities for PA practice.
- 2022
ABSTRACT: Social determinants of health are rooted in structural racism. The healthcare community has long recognized the existence of significant race- and ethnicity-related health disparities. Yet pervasive disparities persist despite ongoing calls for institutions and healthcare professionals to promote health equity by addressing bias, discrimination, and social determinants of health. All PAs must take responsibility for the various ways in which we may unwittingly reinforce racism in our profession, and must shift our focus from treating the effects of racism to preventing them. Copyright © 2022 American Academy of Physician Associates.
English
0893-7400
01720610-202206000-00009 [pii] 10.1097/01.JAA.0000830184.37551.b5 [doi]
*Health Equity
*Racism
Ethnicity
Health Promotion
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Racism/pc [Prevention & Control]
Systemic Racism
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Emergency Medicine
Journal Article
ABSTRACT: Social determinants of health are rooted in structural racism. The healthcare community has long recognized the existence of significant race- and ethnicity-related health disparities. Yet pervasive disparities persist despite ongoing calls for institutions and healthcare professionals to promote health equity by addressing bias, discrimination, and social determinants of health. All PAs must take responsibility for the various ways in which we may unwittingly reinforce racism in our profession, and must shift our focus from treating the effects of racism to preventing them. Copyright © 2022 American Academy of Physician Associates.
English
0893-7400
01720610-202206000-00009 [pii] 10.1097/01.JAA.0000830184.37551.b5 [doi]
*Health Equity
*Racism
Ethnicity
Health Promotion
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Racism/pc [Prevention & Control]
Systemic Racism
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Emergency Medicine
Journal Article