How Present-Day Health Disparities for Black People Are Linked to Past Policies and Events

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September 8, 2026

Resource Type

Publications

Population

African American or Black

Sector / Content Area

Civil Rights / Social Justice Health Care / Primary Care Public Health

Services

Advocacy Research

SDOH Topic

Health Care Access & Quality Social & Community Context

This publication explains how historic and ongoing policies, structural racism, discrimination, and inequitable treatment have contributed to present-day disparities in health care and health outcomes for Black people.

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