Black Lives Matter in health promotion: moving from unspoken to outspoken.

ABSTRACT: Racism is a public health crisis. Black communities (including Africans, the African diaspora and people of African descent) experience worse health outcomes as demonstrated by almost any measure of health and wellbeing-e.g. life expectancy; disease prevalence; maternal mortality rates. While health promotion has its foundation in promoting equity and social justice, it is clear that however well-intended, we are not affecting meaningful change for Black communities quickly enough. Through this article, we outline the intersection of social determinants of health and anti-Black racism. We describe how in the first 8 months of 2020 Black communities around the globe have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, while also having to respond to new instances of police brutality. We asser

SUBMITTER: Leitch S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7953963 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature