The impact of racism on child and adolescent health.

Maria Trent; Danielle G Dooley; Jacqueline Dougé; Robert M Cavanaugh; Amy E Lacroix; Jonathon Fanburg; Maria H Rahmandar; Laurie L Hornberger; Marcie B Schneider; Sophia Yen; Lance Alix Chilton; Andrea E Green; Kimberley Jo Dilley; Juan Raul Gutierrez; James H Duffee; Virginia A Keane; Scott Daniel Krugman; Carla Dawn McKelvey; Julie Michelle Linton; Jacqueline Lee Nelson; Gerri Mattson; Cora C Breuner; Elizabeth M Alderman; Laura K Grubb; Janet Lee; Makia E Powers; Maria H Rahmandar; Krishna K Upadhya; Stephenie B Wallace

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The impact of racism on child and adolescent health.

July 1, 2019

Trent M, Dooley DG, Dougé J, et al. Pediatrics. 2019;144(2):e20191765.

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Children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to systemic weaknesses in health care. This guidance examines the impact of racism and implicit biases on pediatric patients. The policy summarizes the evidence on institutionalized racism and health to motivate the adoption of strategies to reduce that impact at the system and organizational level.

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