Video: How Racism Makes Us Sick (17:19)
Video: How Racism Makes Us Sick (17:19)
TED
Video summarizes racial gaps in wealth and health, and describes the mechanisms through which they persist, including stress, institutional discrimination, health care discrimination, and neighborhood quality. The video, a TEDMED Talk by Dr. David R. Williams, is foundational to understanding the importance of health equity. A description of programmatic efforts to address racism's effects on health and advance racial equity is included. The video is available at: How Racism Makes Us Sick | TED with closed captioning and a transcript available in 22 languages.