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  2. Psychological impact of discrimination on health - Wikipedia

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    There does not seem to be a meta-analysis of studies investigating the connection between discrimination and health, but a review of 33 studies on the topic reveals that perceived discrimination is associated to poorer mental health and health-related decisions in Latinos residing in the U.S. [80] However, the review did not find evidence of a ...

  3. Racism in sport - Wikipedia

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    This racism was not limited to Germans, as Americans expressed racist sentiments as well. U.S. track and field coach Dean Cromwell stated "It was not long ago that his [the black athlete's] ability to sprint and jump was a life-and-death matter to him in the jungle. His muscles are pliable, and his easy-going disposition is a valuable aid to ...

  4. Race and sports - Wikipedia

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    And though the list of African Americans in professional sports remains high, it only represents a small fraction of aspiring black athletes. The Journal of African American History’s (JAAH) Special Issue on African American participation in sports in the 19th and 20th centuries demonstrates that African Americans have often used sports to ...

  5. Minority athletes hope their Olympic journeys will sway ...

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    Show Racism the Red Card — the U.K.’s largest anti-racism educational charity — offered a 53-page guide on “using the Olympics and Paralympics to educate against prejudice” to teachers ...

  6. How does structural racism impact a child’s brain? A first-of ...

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    Racial mental health disparities in kids have been historically understudied due to "structural racism in medicine," Dr. Cheryl Wills, a board member of the American Psychiatric Association, tells ...

  7. Race and health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the aftermath, newborns become predisposed to issues, such poor physical development, from the mother's stress during pregnancy. With that being said, stress from racism not only affects mental and physical wellbeing, but disproportionately place black infants at a disadvantage for future attainment.

  8. Race and health - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the mental health of African Americans has been shown to be negatively impacted by systemic racism, contributing to increased risk of mortality from substance use disorders. This negative mental health can lead to reaching for substances to cope with the mental effects of systemic racism. [ 21 ]

  9. 5 takeaways from AP's series on health disparities impacting ...

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    The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have harmed generations of Black Americans. WHY ARE BLACK BABIES AND MOTHERS MORE LIKELY TO DIE? Black women have the ...