PSY 399 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Jim Crow Laws, Societal Racism
16 May 2018
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Class 15: May 21
Bailey, et al. Structural
racism and health
inequities in USA:
evidence and
interventions
● Since American colonial period, public and private
institutions have reinforced each other
○ Maintaining racial hierarchies that have allowed
white Americans to earn more
■ Maintain political dominance
● Structural racism has had a substantial role in shaping the
distribution of social determinants of health
○ Population health profile of the USA, including
persistent health inequities
● Research investigating relationship between structural
racism and population health outcomes has been little
○ Lss work to assess health impacts of interventions
and policy changes that could dismantle racism
● Handful of studies on impact of abolition of Jim Crow laws
have consistently shown improvements
○ Between black and white communities in the 15
years after the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
● Recognise that efforts to implement reforms to dismantle
structural racism have encountered serious obstacles
○ Backlash from institutions, communities, and
individuals seeking to preserve their racial privilege
● Frederick Douglass said in 1857 address on struggle against
slavery in the USA, the West India emancipation,
○ “Power concedes nothing without a demand.”
● Without a vision of health equity and the commitment to
tackle structural racism, health inequities will persist
○ Thwarting efforts to eliminate disparities and
improve the health of all group
● Overarching goals for US health policy as enunciated by the
official Healthy People 2020 objectives
○ Great, but rising to this challenge lies at the heart of
our mission and our commitment, as health
professionals, to prevent avoidable suffering, care for
those who are unwell, and create conditions in which
all can truly thrive
Yousafzai et al. Effects
of responsive
stimulation and
nutrition interventions
on children's
Background
● Previous study in Pakistan assessed effectiveness of
delivering responsive stimulation
○ Enhanced nutrition interventions to young children
● Responsive stimulation significantly improved children’s
cognitive, language, and motor development
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Document Summary
Structural racism and health inequities in usa: evidence and interventions. Effects of responsive stimulation and nutrition interventions on children"s. Since american colonial period, public and private institutions have reinforced each other. Maintaining racial hierarchies that have allowed white americans to earn more. Structural racism has had a substantial role in shaping the distribution of social determinants of health. Population health profile of the usa, including persistent health inequities. Research investigating relationship between structural racism and population health outcomes has been little. Lss work to assess health impacts of interventions and policy changes that could dismantle racism. Handful of studies on impact of abolition of jim crow laws have consistently shown improvements. Between black and white communities in the 15 years after the passage of the 1964 civil rights act. Recognise that efforts to implement reforms to dismantle structural racism have encountered serious obstacles. Backlash from institutions, communities, and individuals seeking to preserve their racial privilege.
