Necessary conversations : understanding racism as a barrier to achieving health equity /
"From racial hierarchies to authentic storytelling, the narrative of Mississippi is one of contrasts that parallel and amplify larger national trends in many ways. To study Mississippi, where RWJF held its fifth annual Sharing Knowledge conference in March 2020, is to learn how structural racis...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2022]
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| Series: | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation culture of health series ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Prologue
- Setting the Stage: The History, Struggle, and Strength of Mississippi
- Pamela Junior, Nsombi Lambright-Haynes, Ed Sivak, and Thea Williams-Black
- Part IHow Racism Becomes a Structural Problem
- 1. Racial Hierarchy, Race Narrative, and the Structures That Sustain Them
- Gail C. Christopher, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Derrick Johnson
- 2. Beyond the Black/White Binary: Confronting Invisibility and the Harms of "Othering"
- Juan Cartagena, Shelby Chestnut, Crystal Echo Hawk, and Donna Ladd
- 3. Keeping It Real: Pathways to Authentic Connections
- Beneta D. Burt, Gail C. Christopher, Derek M. Griffith, Jennifer Gunter, and Teneasha Washington, Anonymous American educator
- Spotlight: Sharing Stories to Advance Racial Healing
- Gail C. Christopher
- Part IIThe Harms of Racial Injustice
- 4. Structural Racism in Black Maternal Healthcare
- Shana Bartley, Susan Beane, Nakeitra Burse, Joia Crear-Perry, and Linda Villarosa
- Spotlight: Partnering to Improve Outcomes for Postpartum Women
- Susan Beane
- 5. The Health Harms of Incarceration and Punishment
- Sherry Glied, Alesha Judkins, and Rukia Lumumba
- 6. Immigrant Health: Inequity and Fear
- Mark Hall, Alana M.W. LeBrón, Milena A. Melo, Julie Morita, and Mariana Osoria
- Spotlight: Creative Approaches to Support Immigrant Families
- Mariana Osoria
- 7. Climate Crisis, Environmental Justice, and Racial Justice
- Robert D. Bullard, Ronda Lee Chapman, Chris M. Kabel, Nyiesha Mallett, and Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer
- Part IIIStrategies to Advance Racial Equity
- 8. Learning the Lessons of History
- Madeline England, Cristy Johnston Limón, Byron D'Andra Orey, Jason Reece, and Geoff K. Ward
- Spotlight: Youth Changing the Narrative on Health
- Cristy Johnston Limón
- 9. Fair Housing, Equitable Communities
- Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Solomon Greene, Demetria McCain, Nick Mitchell-Bennett, and Primus Wheeler
- Spotlight: Creating a Healthy, Livable Community
- Primus Wheeler
- 10. Transforming Research and Evaluation
- Jara Dean-Coffey, Charon Gwynn, Donna M. Mertens, and Alfredo Ortiz Aragón
- Spotlight: Racial Equity and Social Justice in City Health Department Practices
- Charon Gwynn
- 11. Racial Justice Through Civic Engagement: A Look at Voting and the Census
- Iyanrick John, Sean Morales-Doyle, and Jamal R. Watkins
- Epilogue: RWJF Looks Toward the Future
- Spotlight: Building on Past Work to Seize a Moment
- Notes
- Index