scholarly journals Incorporating Measures of Structural Racism into Population Studies of Reproductive Health in the United States: A Narrative Review

Health Equity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Julianna G. Alson ◽  
Whitney R. Robinson ◽  
LaShawnDa Pittman ◽  
Kemi M. Doll
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Population Studies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Structural Racism

Amidst pandemic and racial upheaval: Where Asian Americans Fit

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Whitney Hua ◽  
Jane Junn
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Racial Inequality ◽  
White Supremacy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
American Capitalism ◽  
Racial History ◽  
History Of

Abstract As racial tensions flare amidst a global pandemic and national social justice upheaval, the centrality of structural racism has renewed old questions and raised new ones about where Asian Americans fit in U.S. politics. This paper provides an overview of the unique racial history of Asians in the United States and analyzes the implications of dynamic racialization and status for Asian Americans. In particular, we examine the dynamism of Asian Americans' racial positionality relative to historical shifts in economic-based conceptions of their desirability as workers in American capitalism. Taking history, power, and institutions of white supremacy into account, we analyze where Asian Americans fit in contemporary U.S. politics, presenting a better understanding of the persistent structures underlying racial inequality and developing a foundation from which Asian Americans can work to enhance equality.

The Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis in the United States, 2001???2004; Associations With Symptoms, Sexual Behaviors, and Reproductive Health

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 864-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia H. Koumans ◽  
Maya Sternberg ◽  
Carol Bruce ◽  
Geraldine McQuillan ◽  
Juliette Kendrick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Bacterial Vaginosis ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
The United States

Population studies in the United States

1971 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Division of Public Information
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Population Studies ◽  
The United States

Calling for a Pro-Love Movement: A Contextualized Theo-Ethical Examination of Reproductive Health Care and Abortion in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-159
Author(s):  
Jeanie Whitten-Andrews
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Equitable Access ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Reproductive Health Care ◽  
Political Debates

In the midst of extreme and dualistic religio-political debates regarding women’s sexual wellness and abortion, one begins to wonder what a new theo-ethical approach might look like which rejects overly-simplistic, harmful understandings of such crucial issues. What might it look like to truly centre women’s full human experiences, loving each other in a way that addresses harm and meets tangible needs? This article examines the complex inequitable structural and institutional realities of sexual wellness and abortion through an intersectional theo-ethical lens. The article then proceeds to suggest a new socio-religio-political ‘Pro-Love’ philosophy, undergirded by foundational theological understandings of justice-oriented love, and situated within the broad fields of Feminist, Liberation, Process, and Queer Theologies, within the Christian tradition. The suggested approach requires systematically addressing root issues affecting the lack of equitable access to sexual wellness and the racist/sexist/classist structures forcing women into under-resourced and unsafe environments, leading to high demand for abortion services.

Uprooting Racism: The Role of Nurses in Cultivating Improved Maternal Outcomes for Black and African American Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn McMillian-Bohler ◽  
Angela Richard-Eaglin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Allostatic Load ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Maternal Outcomes ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Individual Risk Factors

After controlling for education, socioeconomic status, and genetic factors, Black and African American patients in the United States are three to four times more likely to die in childbirth than are White patients. The literature is replete with strategies to improve maternal outcomes for Black and African American patients. Existing strategies focus on addressing poverty and individual risk factors to reduce maternal mortality, yet maternal outcomes are not improving for these patients in the United States. Recent literature suggests that a nuanced approach that considers the effects of individual and structural racism could improve maternal outcomes, especially for Black and African American patients. As nurses comprise the largest component of the health-care system, their collective power and influence can provide a powerful tool for dismantling structural racism. Some important concepts to consider regarding the care of the Black and African American population are cultural intelligence (CQ), allostatic load, and humanitarian ethos. By developing CQ and consistently including the four CQ capabilities (drive/motivation, knowledge/cognition, strategy/metacognition, and behavior/action) in all aspects of practice, nurses can help to uproot racism and cultivate experience to improve maternal health outcomes for Black and African American patients.

Racism’s Waste and Resilient Entrepreneurs

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher C. Fennell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Group ◽  
The United States ◽  
Circumstantial Evidence ◽  
Aversive Racism ◽  
Large Collection ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Social Opportunities ◽  
Broad Scale

Many instances of racism in the United States occurred through open declarations of prejudice and overt acts of malevolence and violence. Many other impacts of racism occur in more structural and indirect ways. Such structural forms of racism have been conceptualized as manifestations of “aversive” racism. In a process of aversive racism, members of a dominant social group channel social and economic activities away from a group targeted by racial prejudices. This manipulation of economic and social opportunities, resources, and interactions is typically detrimental to members of the targeted group. It is very difficult to uncover evidence of aversive or structural racism and present a detailed, persuasive account of that data. Lacking detailed evidence, most statements about structural racism are made only as broad-scale observations of the suspected impacts. The difficulty lies in the surreptitious character of aversive racism. One does not find photos of overt acts or transparent minutes of conspiratorial meetings. Instead, a large collection of separate bits of data must be woven together and dots connected to test alternative interpretations against a body of varied, circumstantial evidence. Fennell took up this task in the New Philadelphia Archaeology Project. He was intrigued at the outset with the question of why a railroad bypassed New Philadelphia in 1869.

Achieving Health Equity Through Eradicating Structural Racism in the United States: A Call to Action for Nursing Leadership

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 696-704
Author(s):  
Deena Nardi ◽  
Roberta Waite ◽  
Marian Nowak ◽  
Barbara Hatcher ◽  
Vicki Hines‐Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nursing Leadership ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Call To Action
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