Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Health: Findings From Community Studies

AUTOR(ES)

Williams, David R.

FONTE

American Public Health Association

RESUMO

The authors review the available empirical evidence from population-based studies of the association between perceptions of racial/ethnic discrimination and health. This research indicates that discrimination is associated with multiple indicators of poorer physical and, especially, mental health status.

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