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Under the skin : the hidden toll of racism on American lives and the health of our nation / Linda Villarosa.

Villarosa, Linda, (author.).

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385544887
  • ISBN: 038554488X
  • Physical Description: 269 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-247) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Everything I thought was wrong -- The dangerous myth that Black bodies are different -- Unequal treatment -- Something about being Black is bad for your body and your baby -- Where you live matters -- Strong, loud, and angry: The invisibility of Black emotional pain -- Discrimination and ill-treatment can harm every body -- Putting the care back in health care: Solutions.
Subject: African Americans > Health and hygiene.
Discrimination in medical care > United States.
Racism in medicine > United States.
Racism against Black people > United States.
African Americans > Social conditions.

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  • 20 of 21 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library 362.1 VILLARO (Text) 50686016188877 Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 05/06/2024
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Altoona Area Public Library 362.1089 VIL (Text) 33240005145621 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 362.1089 Villarosa Civil Rights (Text) 39427103660718 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
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