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Black/African American Health Disparities

Systemic racism is a public health crisis in the United States, affecting Black/African Americans and other groups. Systemic differences in the conditions to which society has subjected members of racial and ethnic minorities have led to health disparities that place significant burdens on these populations. These structural barriers to health equity include deleterious environmental health effects, higher rates of chronic illnesses, increased exposure to violence, effects on maternal and child health, reduced access to health care and insurance, higher mortality rates, and lower life expectancy, among others. This collection highlights research on these health disparities among Black and African Americans.

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Decomposing Racial Disparities in Obesity Prevalence: Variations in Retail Food Environment
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Vol. 50Issue 3p365–372Published online: October 21, 2015
- Chelsea R. Singleton
- Olivia Affuso
- Bisakha Sen
Cited in Scopus: 22
Racial disparities in obesity exist at the individual and community levels. Retail food environment has been hypothesized to be associated with racial disparities in obesity prevalence. This study aimed to quantify how much food environment measures explain racial disparities in obesity at the county level.

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Decomposing Racial Disparities in Obesity Prevalence: Variations in Retail Food Environment