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Under the skin the hidden toll of racism on American lives and on the health of our nation

"The first book to tell the full story of race and health in America today, showing the toll racism takes on individuals and the health of our nation, by a groundbreaking journalist at the New York Times Magazine"--

Main Author: Villarosa, Linda (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
African Americans > Health and hygiene > United States.
Discrimination in medical care > United States.
Racism in medicine > United States.
Racism against Black people > United States.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Summary: "The first book to tell the full story of race and health in America today, showing the toll racism takes on individuals and the health of our nation, by a groundbreaking journalist at the New York Times Magazine"--
Physical Description: 269 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-247) and index.
ISBN: 9780385544887
038554488X
Author Notes: LINDA VILLAROSA is a journalism professor at the City University of New York and a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine , where she covers the intersection of race and health. She has also served as executive editor at Essence and as a science editor at The New York Times. Her article on maternal and infant mortality was a finalist for a National Magazine Award. She is a contributor to The 1619 Project .

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