Racism's Insidious Toll on the Health of the Nation

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🗓️ 16 June 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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For decades, award-winning health journalist Linda Villarosa says she “long understood that something about being Black has led to the documented poor health of Black Americans.” And that “something” was not race per se or poverty or lack of access to education, information, or healthcare. According to Villarosa, poor health outcomes are directly tied to racism itself. In her latest book, “Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation,” Villarosa draws a direct line from centuries of discrimination and ongoing bias to the the health of the Black community. She debunks myths that continue to persist and offers a path forward to addressing racism that exists in our healthcare system. We talk to Villarosa about her book and answer your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:56.1	The anger and pain triggered by everyday racist insults can lead to much poorer health.
1:01.0	That's according to best-selling author Linda Villarosa. Her new book is called Under the Skin,
1:05.5	The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and the Health of Our Nation. We'll discuss how discrimination is directly linked to health and what we can do about it. That conversation is
1:10.1	coming up next after this news. I'm Leslie McClurg in for Alexis Madrigal.
1:38.7	This is Forum.
1:40.0	For decades, award-winning health journalist Linda Villarosa long understood that something about
1:45.1	being black has led to poor health outcomes for black Americans, and that something was not race
1:50.0	or poverty or lack of access to health care. Instead, racism itself is making people sicker.
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