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Under the skin : the hidden toll of racism on American lives and on the health of our nation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Villarosa, Linda (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
African Americans > Health and hygiene > United States.
Discrimination in medical care > United States.
Racism in medicine > United States.
Racism against Black people > United States.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Noirs américains > Santé et hygiène > États-Unis.
Discrimination dans les soins médicaux > États-Unis.
Racisme en médecine.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
African Americans > Health and hygiene.
Discrimination in medical care.
Racism in medicine.
United States.
MEDICAL / Public Health.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Everything I thought was wrong
  • The dangerous myth that Black bodies are different
  • Unequal treatment
  • Something about being Black is bad for your body and your baby
  • Where you live matters
  • Strong, loud, and angry: The invisibility of Black emotional pain
  • Discrimination and ill-treatment can harm every body
  • Putting the care back in health care: Solutions.