Just health : treating structural racism to heal America / Dayna Bowen Matthew.

New York : New York University Press, [2022]

©2022.

329 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.

"This book examines how deep structural racism embedded in the fabric of American society leads to worse health outcomes and lower life expectancy for people of color. By presenting evidence of discrimination in housing, education, employment, and the criminal justice system, Dayna Bowen Matthew shows how racial inequality pervades American society and the multitude of ways that this undermines the health of minority populations. The author provides a path forward for overcoming these massive barriers to health and ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity to be healthy. She encourages health providers to take a leading role in the fight to dismantle the structural inequities their patients face"-- Provided by the publisher.

English

May 16, 2022

Includes bibliographical references and index.