Authors
Kene Orakwue, Anna K Hing, Tongtan Chantarat, Derek Hersch, Ebiere Okah, Michele Allen, Christi A Patten, Felicity T Enders, Rachel Hardeman, Sean M Phelan
Publication date
2024/1
Journal
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
e80
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Description
Racism shapes the distribution of the social determinants of health (SDoH) along racial lines. Racism determines the environments in which people live, the quality of housing, and access to healthcare. Extensive research shows racism in its various forms negatively impacts health status, yet few studies and interventions seriously interrogate the role of racism in impacting health. The C2DREAM framework illuminates how exposure to racism, in multiple forms, connects to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and obesity. The goal of the C2DREAM framework is to guide researchers to critically think about and measure the role of racism across its many levels of influence to better elucidate the ways it contributes to persistent health inequities. The conceptual framework highlights the interconnectedness between forms of racism, SDoH, and the lifecourse to provide a greater context to individual health outcomes …
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