by NIAAH Editors | Nov 6, 2021 | NIAAH Certified Providers, NIAAH Scholars
Eric Kyere, IUPUI Some critics of Black Lives Matter say the movement itself is racist. Their frequent counterargument: All lives matter. Lost in that view, however, is a historical perspective. Look back to the late 18th century, to the very beginnings of the U.S.,...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 3, 2021 | NIAAH Certified Providers, NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services
Stephen Kenny, University of Liverpool Confederate generals are not the only statues causing public outrage in the US. On Saturday, protesters gathered in New York City’s Central Park to call for the removal of a monument to James Marion Sims – the “father of...
by NIAAH Editors | Aug 1, 2021 | NIAAH Certified Providers, Research
Students at Hampton University celebrate at graduation on May 9. 2010. Studies suggest, however, that the benefits African American students accrue from education will be fewer than those of whites. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Shervin Assari, University of Michigan Many...
by NIAAH Editors | Aug 1, 2021 | Medical Experts & Research, NIAAH Certified Providers
April Thames, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Negative social attitudes, such as racism and discrimination, damage the health of those who are targeted by triggering a cascade of aberrant biological responses, including abnormal gene activity. It is...
by NIAAH Editors | Aug 1, 2021 | NIAAH Certified Providers
An African American man in a hospital bed. Studies show that pain in African American patients is often not addressed. pixelheadphoto/digitalskillet Yolonda Wilson, Howard University Several years ago, MapQuest directed me on a 10-hour drive to visit my father in a...
by NIAAH Editors | Aug 1, 2021 | NIAAH Certified Providers
Finding valid health care information on social media is harder than it seems. Carl Court/Getty Images Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University YouTube hosts millions of videos related to health care. The Health Information National Trends Survey reports that 75% of...
