Discrimination Archives

12.03.2020 a screenshot of a graph

War on Words

The way journalists and reporters frame public health crises has the power to create and perpetuate racist bias.

Fellow Edward Alexander

11.06.2020 a close up of a seat belt

Health Equity

Buckling Up

“Stop and Frisk” policies are now widely recognized to have been used to profile and target racial minorities.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

11.03.2020 a map of the united states

Trans Rights by State Lines

Trans people in states with protective policies were more likely to seek healthcare than people in states with restrictive policies.

Fellow Gray Babbs

10.20.2020 a statue of liberty wearing a face mask with Statue of Liberty in the background

Health Equity

Immigrant Health is Public Health

Covid-19 response efforts must recognize the complex factors that affect health outcomes of different immigrant communities.

Guest Authors Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, Jessica Hill, Paul McDaniel

09.22.2020 a line drawing of a hand

Health Equity

Antiracism in Clinical Care

By identifying the racism and white supremacy assaulting their patients, providers honor their oath to protect, rather than harm.

Guest Author Rupinder Kaur Legha

07.23.2020 a graph of different sizes and colors

Health Equity

Race and Algorithms

Health algorithms measure risk with data established in conditions of inequity, and as a result, they reproduce racial disparities.

Fellow Edward Alexander

06.30.2020 a map with red circles and numbers

Health Equity

Xenophobia in the Time of Covid-19

Racism is detrimental to public health. Our national leaders and the media have caused Asian Americans to feel unsafe, even in their own homes.

Guest Author Jennifer Nguyen

05.28.2020 a graph of a line graph

Restoring LGBTQ Health

By the end of 2015, nearly 60% of LGBTQ people reported at least 14 poor health days after the passage of a Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana.

Fellow Edward Alexander

05.21.2020 a red white and blue arrows pointing to different directions

Counting Trans Health

Trans-specific screening guidelines would help ensure trans people have the same chance at early, life-saving treatment as the rest of the population.

Fellow Gray Babbs

body.tag .page-numbers { pointer-events: auto; }