Racism, Anti-Racism, and Health Disparities

This collection of books and resources is intended as a starting point for those interested in learning about racism, anti-racism, health disparities, and the intersection of health, healthcare, and race. It is in no way comprehensive and is, for now, limited to resources available at Northwestern.

Northwestern University units and guides:

• Anti-Racism Resources (Northwestern University Libraries)
• Anti-Racism Resources (Center for Health Equity Transformation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
• Anti-Racism Curricula Resources (National Collaborative for Education to Address the Social Determinants of Health, Center for Primary Care Innovation, IPHAM)
• DEI Committees (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
• Diversity and Inclusion: Resources, Toolkit (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
• Diversity and Inclusion Resources for Law Faculty (Pritzker Legal Research Center, Northwestern University)

For additional resources, see the following lists. Resources on these lists are not necessarily limited to NU:

• Black Lives Matter: Antiracism and Health Suggested Resources (Harvard University Countway Library)
• Black Lives Matter (SpringerNature)
• BMJ: Racism in Medicine
• Conducting Research Through an Anti-Racism Lens (University of Minnesota Libraries)
• Ending Structural Racism (National Institutes of Health)
• Equity and Medicine (Wayne State University, Shiffman Library)
• Race and Disease in American Medicine (Yale University Library)

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