Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-23 17:17:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A7A6D1EF3BBEA088089231AE5D2C2947229072EFF1A9C3DC212340D5E609A9D1
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Original Note:
The APHA has held that racism is strongly correlated with higher rates of adverse health outcomes in Black Americans for years: https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2021/01/13/structural-racism-is-a-public-health-crisis It's considered a social determinant of health: https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/blog/racism-is-a-social-determinant-of-health There are peer reviewed articles demonstrating this: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307174 https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302243 Many are over a decade old https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2012.300666 https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.93.2.243 https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2009.163899 https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307166
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