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Examples Of Racism As A Determinant Of Health

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Racism as a Determinant of Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. This article ," focuses on a meta-analysis which described the impact of reported racism and mental health on individuals. This gets into how meta-analysis and heath has to do with racism. A quote from the article “Racism can impact health via several recognized pathways: (1) reduced access to employment, housing and education and/or increased exposure to risk factors (e.g., avoidable contact with police); (2) adverse cognitive/emotional processes and associated psychopathology”(pg 2) . That one sentence gives you an idea of why the author and experiment done will conclude that racism affects people, also what I understood from the author she was saying that racism

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