Discrimination Archives

05.28.2024

Health Equity

Trust or Treat? Antibiotic Misuse

Individuals with high levels of medical mistrust were 3.2 times more likely to use non-prescription antibiotics than those with low levels of mistrust.

Fellow Dani Weissert

02.29.2024 Law and Justice concept. Close up of judge's mallet, with books and scales of justice in the background

Health Equity

Jamal vs James: Name Bias In the Courtroom

Despite efforts to mitigate biases in courtroom sentencing, judges issue harsher sentences for defendants with more stereotypically Black names compared to stereotypically White names.

Guest Authors Nick Camp, Dushiyanthini (Toni) Kenthirarajah

01.10.2024 close up of Black woman pulling/twisting hair, implying the use of hair products

Health Equity

Bad Hair Day: Toxic Chemicals in Hair Products

Stores that sell hair products with higher concentrations of toxic, endocrine-disrupting chemicals are commonly found in low-income communities of color, a practice that researchers call 'retail redlining.'

Fellow Kara Schmidt

06.08.2023 a graph of a number of colored squares

Documenting Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Is First Step to Promoting Mental Health

The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by an epidemic of anti-Asian hate crimes, with reports of these crimes rising by 89% between 2019 and 2021.

Guest Authors Leanne Villareal, Cecilia Vu

05.26.2023 woman in front of window looks down at pregnant belly

Sexual & Reproductive Health
Maternal Health

The Cost of Eviction

Pregnant people facing eviction had a higher risk of both low birth weight and preterm birth, with Black women experiencing the highest risk.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

04.26.2023 a person posing for the camera

Performing Public Health with Jonathan Hamilt

Jonathan Hamilt is co-founder of the NYC Chapter of Drag Story Hour and the executive director of Drag Story Hour, a national organization operating separately from DSHNYC. His drag persona, Ona Louise, works to heal her inner child by offering affirming and accepting programming for kids.

Fellow Abby Outterson

03.30.2023 a graph of people with numbers and lines

An Eighteen Year Difference in Life Expectancy

While life expectancy across all U.S. racial groups dropped due to COVID-19, Indigenous males had the lowest life expectancy in 2020 at 63 years compared to 81 years for Asian males.

Guest Author Elaine O. Nsoesie

03.16.2023 a woman wearing glasses and a necklace

Health Equity

Katherine Flegal

Katherine Flegal is a consulting professor at Stanford University and is one of the most highly cited researchers in obesity epidemiology.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

03.09.2023 a map of the united states

Weighed Down by Discrimination

Roughly 42% of U.S. adults experience weight discrimination, yet Michigan is the only state where discrimination based on weight is illegal.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

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