Inaction Is Not an Option: Using Antiracism Approaches to Address Health Inequities and Racism and Respond to Current Challenges Affecting Youth.
Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
9-2020
Identifier
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.017; PMCID: PMC7439086
Abstract
Racism is not new, and the past decade witnessed renewed expressions of discrimination and bigotry, with a sharp shift toward nationalism and a global increase in hate crimes. But the disproportionate impact of the current coronavirus disease crisis on communities of color and the death of George Floyd from police brutality have spurred a different type of fierce response. It is now clear that both are the product of the same social, economic, environmental, and political forces that have created and perpetuated long-standing and well-documented health inequities affecting youth. This commentary has two goals: to discuss the role of antiracism as a strategy to address pernicious health inequities affecting youth and to expand on the Seven Cs model of positive youth development as a buffer against the toxic effects of racism on development.
Journal Title
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Volume
67
Issue
3
First Page
323
Last Page
325
Keywords
Racial disparities
Recommended Citation
Svetaz MV, Barral R, Kelley MA, et al. Inaction Is Not an Option: Using Antiracism Approaches to Address Health Inequities and Racism and Respond to Current Challenges Affecting Youth. J Adolesc Health. 2020;67(3):323-325. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.017
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