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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Policy Research
  • Health Equity

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  • Structural racism significantly impacts public health and health equity.
  • A gap exists in the public health literature regarding the conceptualization and measurement of structural racism.
  • Existing methods struggle to capture the complex and insidious nature of structural racism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight methodological innovations for measuring structural racism.
  • To advance the development of equity-centered and antiracist health policy solutions.
  • To bridge the disconnect between structural racism's conceptualization and its empirical measurement.

Main Methods:

  • Identifying key areas for scholarly attention in antiracist health policy research.
  • Proposing the integration of historical and geographical contexts into measurement.
  • Advocating for theory-based quantitative and qualitative methods.

Main Results:

  • Structural racism is a system of interconnected institutions maintaining White supremacy.
  • Accurate measurement is crucial for developing effective health equity interventions.
  • Novel methods are needed to capture the multifaceted and systemic properties of structural racism.

Conclusions:

  • Methodological innovation is essential for antiracist health policy research.
  • Addressing historical and geographical contexts is vital for valid measurement.
  • Theory-driven, mixed-methods approaches can better capture systemic oppression and advance health equity.