Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology
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Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol · Jan 2019
Integrating Latina/o ethnic determinants of health in research to promote population health and reduce health disparities.
Social determinants of health (SDOH) such as environmental conditions and the nature of social settings have become highly influential in public health policy-making circles worldwide, yet they may not address clearly the role of ethnicity in health processes. ⋯ The expected dividends of the proposed Latina/o ethnic determinants of health research agenda amount to the generation of research that clarifies the role of ethnicity in SDOH and population health processes that are highly influential in ongoing regional and national health agendas. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol · Jan 2019
Opioid crisis: Another mechanism used to perpetuate American racism.
Recently, driven largely by opioid-related deaths, President Donald Trump proclaimed that the opioid problem was now a national emergency. What looks like a radical shift to a more compassionate drug policy-one that favors treatment over incarceration-has encouraged many to hope that there will be far fewer drug-related arrests and deaths than there were in previous decades. ⋯ We propose solutions grounded in reason and evidence rather than moralism. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol · Jan 2019
Multilevel interventions to undo the health consequences of racism: The need for comprehensive approaches.
The United States is experiencing a resurgence of overt expressions of racism, xenophobia, and other forms of intolerance. These forces have clear deleterious consequences for the health and well-being of many populations of color but also harm Whites. Leadership is necessary to challenge racism operating at structural, institutional, interpersonal, and internalized levels, and interventions should be applied simultaneously and in coordination. Only such comprehensive approaches are likely to reshape policy and practice, as well as individual attitudes and behaviors, in ways that dismantle the belief in human hierarchy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol · Jan 2019
Racism and health: Challenges and future directions in behavioral and psychological research.
Racism is a critical determinant of racial inequalities in health. This article discusses three pressing challenges in the study of racism as a social determinant of health and identifies ideas to guide future psychological and behavioral research. ⋯ Eliminating racism and racial health disparities will require: 1) a bold, comprehensive, and sustained agenda that addresses structural forms of racism and unpacks developmental mechanisms underlying racism and poor health; 2) improved measurement, diverse methods, and new analysis; and 3) coalition building across disciplines and with community partners, organizers, and activists. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).