Institutional Racism and Ethnic Inequalities: An Expanded Multilevel Framework

Ethnic inequalities in health: social class, racism and identity

Work on ethnicity and health has mainly focussed on specific illnesses or has been based in specific locations. Nationally representative information on the health of ethnic minority people in Britain is scarce and until recently has largely relied on immigrant mortality statistics. While these show important differences in health between ethnic groups, they have a number of drawbacks, includin...

Haemoglobinopathy screening: an end to institutional racism?

The NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme was launched in 2004. The objective of the programme is to offer a sickle cell and thalassaemia screening programme to all pregnant women in high prevalence areas in a timely manner, and to facilitate informed decisionmaking. Thomas et al report an action research project, conducted in 1999–2000, investigating the early offer of antenatal...

Dismantling institutional racism: theory and action.

Despite a strong commitment to promoting social change and liberation, there are few community psychology models for creating systems change to address oppression. Given how embedded racism is in institutions such as healthcare, a significant shift in the system's policies, practices, and procedures is required to address institutional racism and create organizational and institutional change. ...

Institutional Discrimination, Individual Racism, and Hurricane Katrina

Since Hurricane Katrina made landfall, there have been accusations of blatant racism in the government’s response, on the one hand, and adamant denials that race played any role at all, on the other. We propose that both perspectives reflect oversimplifications of the processes involved, and the resulting debate may obscure a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the situation. Specifically, ...

Institutional housing practices and racism: the Brook Estate, Eltham.