The author presents a theoretical framework for understanding how plots of health status by socioeconomic status (SES) and "race" can be used to isolate the impacts of institutionalized, personally-mediated, and internalized racism on health. Even when "race"-specific slopes and intercepts are equalized on these plots, underlying differences in the distribution of SES by "race" still result in racial differences in health outcomes. These underlying differences in distribution of SES by "race" are rarely displayed. Plots of health outcomes by SES and "race" are useful for identifying what proportion of racial health disparities may be amenable to health services, and what proportion require more systemic changes in society.
Learning Objectives: Participants will learn to identify the impacts of racism on health by examining graphs of health indicators by socioeconomic status (SES), stratified by "race". Participants will learn how differences in the slopes on "race"-specific plots, their intercepts at the highest SES level, and the distributions of SES by "race" each reflect different levels of racism and require different levels of intervention
Keywords: Minority Health, Social Class
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.