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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.

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Featured Publications

  • Racial and gender inequities in the implementation of a cannabis criminal justice diversion program in a large and diverse metropolitan county of the USA
  • 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

Latest News

HEALTH RCMI table at event with (left to right) Virmarie Correa-Fernandez, Shalan Washington and Evan Coleman.
Houston COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy focus groups help shed new light on reluctance amid surge of new Omicron subvariants in U.S.
As two new Omicron subvariants emerge in the U.S., Americans brave through their third…
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"Suffering in Silence: Suicide Warnings Hidden in Plain Sight” Rates of Suicide During Pandemic Rise Among Black Americans
Within the African American community, the devastating number of high-profile suicides in 2022 has…
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“Gray Area Drinking” Spikes During the Pandemic: The Warning Signs and How to Treat it
The jarring reality of a COVID-19 pandemic coupled with the stressors of job loss and increasing…
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Houston has a COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy problem in at-risk communities. Researchers hope to fix that.
“Sometimes trust is not built overnight, especially when it’s a generational issue,” said Iyin…
Dr. Ezemenari Obasi
Breaking Down Barriers of Vaccine Hesitancy as Omicron Variant Cases Rise in Houston
Dr. Ezemenari Obasi weighs in on new research to better understand vaccine hesitancy
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