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08/19/2020
HPIO releases new data brief: Connections between Racism and Health
Source: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) has released a new data brief, “Connections between Racism and Health: Taking Action to Eliminate Racism and Advance Equity” and an accompanying resource page to support state and local efforts to eliminate racism.
Data and research evidence are clear that racism is a systemic and ongoing crisis with serious consequences for the health and wellbeing of Ohioans. As state and local leaders commit to address racism as a public health crisis, this publication outlines action steps that can be taken to eliminate racism and advance equity. This brief provides:
A definition and explanation of racism, a brief summary of research on the connections between racism and health, and action steps that individuals, groups, public and private organizations, and state and local government leaders can take to eliminate racism and advance equity.
To access more specific resources, such as policy or practice examples and educational tools that correspond with each action step, visit HPIO’s Action Steps to Eliminate Racism resource page.
