HEALTH Research Institute

Racism and Discrimination

When populations are not treated equally and bias toward groups from some medical professionals is present, adequate medical care and treatment is hindered and disease prevention fails. We analyze systematic racism in health care and offer insight to medical professionals about identifying racism, unspoken biases and how to combat both.

Featured Publications

Racially Charged Legislation and Latino Health Disparities: The Case of Arizona’s S.B. 1070
The Role of Racial Microaggressions, Stress, and Acculturation in Understanding Latino Health Outcomes in the USA
Diagnosing Discrimination: Stress from Perceived Racism and the Mental and Physical Health Effects
The Role of Job Insecurity in Explanations of Racial Health Inequality
Refusing to treat noncompliant patients is bad medicine

Latest News

Racial Health Disparities Panel

Dr. Ezemenari Obasi, Director of HRI, was a panelist in a virtual panel discussion on Black health.

Dr. Obasi is a Featured Expert During Viewing of George Floyd

Dr. Obasi was a featured expert on Houston's ABC13 News Today. He discussed the traumatic…

Opinion. We Shouldn’t Want to Return to Normal After COVID-19. Let’s Invest in Everyone’s Health.

In this powerful piece, Dr. Ezemenari Obasi, Director of HRI, discusses how the coronavirus…

Expert believes COVID-19 testing sites must be mobile to help vulnerable communities

Dr. Ezemenari Obasi, Director of HRI, speaks to Fox News regarding the importance of COVID-19…

Obasi secures $2.5 Million to Study Effects of Stress on Substance Abuse

The five-year grant will support research from the UH College of Education to investigate…