AHA Takes Aim at Structural Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Kuehn, Bridget M.

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.120.053306

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“…In 2020 and 2021, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Heart Association (AHA), and several other highly regarded organizations identified racism as a serious threat to public health that cannot be ignored (American Psychological Association, 2020; Kuehn, 2021;O'Reilly, 2020;Walensky, 2021). These calls to action were, in part, a response to recent police killings (i.e., George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Atatiana Jefferson, Ahmaud Aubery, Daunte Wright, etc.)…”

Section: Definitions and The Biological Embedding Of Racial Traumamentioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring the biological embedding of racial trauma among Black Americans utilizing the RDoC approach

2021

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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative aims to understand the mechanisms influencing psychopathology through a dimensional approach. Limited research thus far has considered potential racial/ethnic differences in RDoC constructs that are influenced by developmental and contextual processes. A growing body of research has demonstrated that racial trauma is a pervasive chronic stressor that impacts the health of Black Americans across the life course. In this review article, we examine the ways that an RDOC framework could allow us to better understand the biological embedding of racial trauma among Black Americans. We also specifically examine the Negative Valence System domain of RDoC to explore how racial trauma is informed by and can help expand our understanding of this domain. We end the review by providing some additional research considerations and future research directives in the area of racial trauma that build on the RDoC initiative.

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Section: Definitions and The Biological Embedding Of Racial Traumamentioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring the biological embedding of racial trauma among Black Americans utilizing the RDoC approach

2021

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“…The impact of racism in combination with persistent sexism has produced a double impact for black women in academic medicine [ 4 ]. Racism, which is now considered a public health crisis, has influenced the focus of education and training, how populations are viewed and treated, and policies and practices, and thus has facilitated health disparities [ 5 , 6 , 7 ]. Academic medicine is not immune to acts of racism, historically and currently, and these acts influence the development of a diverse workforce.…”

Section: Challenges Of the Racism Pandemicmentioning

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Mentoring as a Buffer for the Syndemic Impact of Racism and COVID-19 among Diverse Faculty within Academic Medicine

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Poll-Hunter

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Within this article, we explore the dual impact of two pandemics, racism and COVID-19, on the career and psychological well-being of diverse faculty within academic medicine. First, we present a discussion of the history of racism in academic medicine and the intensification of racial disparities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the syndemic of racism and COVID-19, the outlook for the recruitment, retention, and advancement of diverse faculty and leaders within academic medicine is at risk. While mentoring is known to have benefits for career and personal development, we focus on the unique and often unacknowledged role that mentoring can play as a buffer for women and people of color, especially when working in institutions that lack diversity and are now struggling with the syndemic of racism and COVID-19. We also discuss the implications of acknowledging mentoring as a buffer for future leadership development, research, and programs within academic medicine and health professions.

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“…Experts have suggested both systemslevel and individual changes to reduce the impact of racism on patients with SCD, such as federal funding for SCD centers, developing antiracism task forces that include members with SCD, and speaking up when there are concerns about racism and inequity (Power-Hays & McGann, 2020). Whereas racism has been appropriately deemed a public health crisis by the National Association of School Nurses (2020) and many other health organizations (e.g., Devakumar et al, 2020;Kuehn, 2021;Vandiver, 2020), nurses have a duty to contribute to eliminating systemic racism. To help ameliorate the negative impact of racism on the care of students with SCD, the school nurse needs to work with policies and practices that affect students with SCD, which would include those relevant to racism in schools, healthcare settings, and the greater community.…”

Section: Racismmentioning

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Sickle Cell Disease Care Planning for School Nurses

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Schoolchildren with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience physiologic and psychologic stress that can affect school functioning, mental well-being, and physical health. Student needs are unique and individualized; however, school nurses can support students and families with SCD through comprehensive and thorough care planning efforts. In addition to components specific to individual prescriptions and other nonpharmacological therapies, school nurses should consider school access and inclusion, pain management, racism, and disease self-management when care planning. As a healthcare provider who may have several continuous years of near-daily contact with students, the school nurse is an imperative provider, educator, and advocate for students learning to manage their SCD and avoid the related complications and challenges.

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AHA Takes Aim at Structural Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Cited by 4 publications

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Measuring the biological embedding of racial trauma among Black Americans utilizing the RDoC approach

Measuring the biological embedding of racial trauma among Black Americans utilizing the RDoC approach

Mentoring as a Buffer for the Syndemic Impact of Racism and COVID-19 among Diverse Faculty within Academic Medicine

Sickle Cell Disease Care Planning for School Nurses

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