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Mikhaila Richards: Tweeting at the intersection of health and social justice. I produced and developed the content for rootsofhealthinequity.org. #healthequity

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"African Americans with severe depression are four to nine times more likely to be misdiagnosed with schizophrenia compared to white Americans showing the same cluster of symptoms." washingtonpost.com/health/your-di…

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Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate propublica.org/article/early-…

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The Navajo Nation has seen its number of coronavirus cases multiply rapidly. Tribal leaders say they desperately need more resources to address the crisis — but the biggest problem may be a lack of running water. 40% of the reservation doesn't have it. trib.al/PfTFo3O

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Hundreds of doctors are calling for the federal government to give more racial data about who is dying and sick from the coronavirus buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhip…

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"This deep-seated pain, stemming from inherited racial trauma and modern examples of injustice, informs our health, both mentally and physically." nytimes.com/2020/06/02/opi…

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Several Ohio House Democrats have signed onto a proposed resolution to declare racism a public health crisis for the entire state. msn.com/en-us/news/us/…

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‘The direct result of racism’: Covid-19 lays bare how discrimination drives health disparities among Black people statnews.com/2020/06/09/sys…

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NPR talks to David Williams about systemic racism that is at the heart of a long-standing public health crisis for Black America. npr.org/2020/06/04/870…

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#HealthEquity Rounds: An Interdisciplinary Case Conference to Address Implicit Bias and Structural Racism for Faculty and Trainees: mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/m…

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TAKE ACTION NOW: Get your city to declare racism a public health crisis and commit to real action! 👉🏻👉🏽👉🏿 salud.to/endracism 📸 Healthline

TAKE ACTION NOW: Get your city to declare racism a public health crisis and commit to real action!
👉🏻👉🏽👉🏿 salud.to/endracism
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Mapping fatal police violence across U.S. metropolitan areas: Overall rates and racial/ethnic inequities, 2013-2017 journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

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Unemployment "unequivocally" reduces the hardship facing those who lose jobs, says Kathryn Anne Edwards. More generous benefits are associated with smaller reductions in food consumption, fewer mortgage defaults, better health, and lower likelihood of poverty. bit.ly/34Z7USO

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Experts say the racial disparity in vaccination rates isn't because of hesitancy among Black and Latino people. It's poorly located clinics, lack of flexible appointments, and other barriers to access that are hampering the hardest-hit communities. trib.al/GKbeqeV