Health services research
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Health services research · Dec 2019
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of black Americans.
To examine experiences of racial discrimination among black adults in the United States, which broadly contribute to their poor health outcomes. ⋯ The extent of reported discrimination across several areas of life suggests a broad pattern of discrimination against blacks in America, beyond isolated experiences. Black-white disparities exist on nearly all dimensions of experiences with public and private institutions, including health care and the police. Evidence of systemic discrimination suggests a need for more active institutional interventions to address racism in policy and practice.
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Health services research · Dec 2019
Gender discrimination in the United States: Experiences of women.
To examine reported experiences of gender discrimination and harassment among US women. ⋯ Results suggest that discrimination and harassment are widely experienced by women across multiple domains of their lives, particularly those who are a racial/ethnic minority or LGBTQ. Further policy and programmatic efforts beyond current legal protections for women are needed to meaningfully reduce these negative experiences, as they impact women's health care and their lives overall.