Racial & Ethnic DisparitiesLow Birth Weight & Racism
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Per
cent
Wom
en R
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D
iscr
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<1,500 g > 2,500 g
Birthweight
Collins 2000
12%
20%
P < 0.01
Racism
Education
Job Opportunity
SocioeconomicStatus
Environmental Exposure
Health Behaviors
Access to Health Services
Safe and Affordable Housing
Reducing Violence
Health Outcomes
Social Determinants of Health Inequities
Levels of Racism
MICRO LEVEL
MACRO LEVEL
Adopted from the Applied Research Center
INTERNALIZED
INSTITUTIONAL
INTERPERSONAL
STRUCTURAL
Our tasks and Next Steps
Put racial justice/racial equity on the agenda in Jamaica Plain and Boston Name racism as a force determining the
distribution of other social determinants of health and as a root cause for the health inequity we see in our community
Routinely monitor for differential exposures, opportunities, and outcomes by “race” in Jamaica Plain and commit to “leading with race”
Ask our elected officials to adopt a Racial and Social Justice framework similar to that used in Seattle, WA.