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David R. Williams: How racism makes us sick

Documentaries & Learning201600:17:27Creative Commons
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Why does race matter so profoundly for health? David R. Williams developed a scale to measure the impact of discrimination on well-being, going beyond traditional measures like income and education to reveal how factors like implicit bias, residential segregation and negative stereotypes create and sustain inequality. In this eye-opening talk, Williams presents evidence for how racism is producing a rigged system — and offers hopeful examples of programs across the country that are working to dismantle discrimination.

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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;TEDMED;health;health care;humanity;identity;illness;inequality;medicine;public health;race;society;TEDMED 2016;2016

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