Research

Brief Summary of Research Articles Related to Racism's Impact on Health Outcomes

Key Phrases: health disparities and racism; weathering; racism and infant mortality; racism and maternal mortality; race and stress

Co-Creating an Oasis: A New Context for Care of African American Mothers

First 5 LA Commissioned a focus group of 100 black woman about their experiences with the health care system as well as pregnancy to further understand the impact of racism on a black woman’s well being. Here’s what we found.

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