Health
Consequences of Institutional Racism
The
Work Group created a flowchart
that depicts all of the downstream consequences of institutional racism.
[During
this mapping exercise, Work Group members noted that the arrows could
also be pointing upstream and between issues/outcomes within the 4 categories
(social determinants, behavioral, clinical, outcome) -- these relationships
are not depicted in the flowchart.]
Institutional racism
has a profound impact on health. The most immediate consequences are
seen in these health-related behaviors:
alcohol
drinking
firearms/violence
injection
drug use/substance abuse
motor
vehicle traffic
physical
inactivity
poor
diet
smoking
unsafe
sex
stress
