The resources listed here are not comprehensive, and they inevitably reflect the biases of the various creators. They are intended to provide guidance to a wide variety of resources within the Health Sciences. This page is by no means exhaustive and will be continuously updated.
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UK-specific resources
NHS Confederation's report on Excellence through equality: anti-racism as a quality improvement tool
BMA Race Equalities and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare
Below are a selection of articles and web resources related to anti-racism and supporting diversity in the health sciences. It is not meant to be comprehensive. For more research articles, try searching within the library's databases related to your discipline. You can also try some of the suggested databases on the Anti-Racism Guide.
An article written by Rhea W. Boyd, Edwin G. Lindo, Lachelle D. Weeks and Monica R. McLemore published in Health Affairs on July 2, 2020.
A guide to anti-racist resources at UNLV and beyond to promote racial and ethnic equity in medicine and healthcare
An article written by Richard S. Garcia published in the Chronicle of Higher Education on May 9, 2003.
An article by Zinzi D. Bailey, Nancy Krieger, Madina Agénor, Jasmine Graves, Natalia Linos, and Mary T. Bassett published in The Lancet in April 2017.
An article written by Rachel R. Hardeman, Katy A. Murphy, J’Mag Karbeah, and Katy Backes Kozhimannil published in Public Health Reports on April 3, 2018.
This resource was created by Hanna Thomas and Anna Hirsch in 2016 and covers language in areas such as age, disability, environment and science, health, and more.
An article written by Dr. V. Bala Chaudhary and Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe published in PLoS Computational Biology in October 2020.
A resource for journalists, educators, policy makers and others seeking the expertise of women and gender minorities STEMM professionals.
Adapted from Northeastern University Library.
Below are a selection of podcast episodes, series, and seasons relevant to racism in the health sciences. This is not a comprehensive list.
Mike tells Sarah about the longest "non-therapeutic" experiment in medical history. As a warning, this episode contains long quotes from eugenic memos and detailed descriptions of medical racism.
CBW Collective member Dr. Whitney Pirtle speaks with Dr. Monica McLemore about her career trajectory, moving from her long-time position as a clinical public health nurse to becoming a prominent researcher on Black maternal health and reproductive justice. They discuss the importance of centering and listening to Black women in reaching health equity, and why this matters especially in the current COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Black Americans were denied access to doctors and hospitals for decades. From the shadows of this exclusion, they pushed to create the nation’s first federal health care programs. On today’s episode: Jeneen Interlandi, a member of The New York Times’s editorial board and a writer for The Times Magazine, and Yaa Gyasi, the author of “Homegoing.”
Science Rules! with Bill Nye: Science is Racist. Here's how to fix it.
Recent events involving the killing of unarmed Black people have brought discussions about racism to the forefront, including at scientific institutions. This season is centered on Black scientists, from graduate students to faculty to those who have left the ivory towers. They study bug microbiomes, autism, neural prosthetics and more. But they will also discuss how racism has impacted their scientific journey. To cap off the season, we will examine the root of inequity in STEM academia and what we can do moving forward to ensure a more diverse and inclusive ecosystem where science can serve everyone.
This week on Hidden Brain, we travel from medical clinics to school classrooms for a look at how shared identity creates understanding and trust.
Pedagogies of Widening Participation in Medical Settings
