Leading Change at Berkeley Public Health: Building the Anti-racist Community for Justice and Social Transformative Change
Introduction The University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health (BPH) is leading an effort to embed antiracist principles into its institutional framework. Through the Anti-Racist Community for Justice and Social Transformative Change (ARC4JSTC) initiative, BPH is addressing systemic racism as both a public health and academic crisis. This article describes how the initiative redefines…
Read MoreBlack Representation in the Primary Care Physician Workforce and Its Association With Population Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates in the US
Introduction This study evaluates the links between Black representation among primary care physicians (PCPs) and health outcomes for Black individuals in the United States. It investigates whether having higher levels of Black PCP representation at the county level is linked to higher life spans and lower mortality rates of Black individuals; the study also explores…
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