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From Riverside to Los Angeles, elected officials are beginning to take aim at policies they believe are detrimental to people of color.

Racism expressed through cultural norms can perpetuate negative health outcomes for nonwhite groups, according to a study by UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Researchers reviewed sociological and racism research to determine the effects of cultural racism on public health for the report, published in the Milbank Quarterly. The authors concluded that this type of racism can create similar health disparities as overt and institutional forms of racism. By Nadia Lathan UC Berkeley News Racism ex...

A new study finds poor quality of available foods, increased intake of calories from foods high in trans-fatty acids, and environments that do not foster physical activity, all prevalent in disadvantaged neighborhoods, disrupt the flexibility of information processing in the brain that is involved in reward, emotion regulation, and cognition.

Event explores how data science, machine learning can help our understanding of the effects of structural racism on health outcomes

The multiyear research project will focus on the sexual and reproductive health of Asian immigrant women in the U.S.

Researchers from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have been awarded a federal grant for a multi-year study focused on the sexual and reproductive health of Asian immigrant women in the United States, it was announced Monday.

Highlights from NBC News, USA Today, the New York Times and others.

Highlights from NBC News, Vox, the Washington Post and others.

Organizers say they’re seeing a dramatic increase of people seeking mental health support in the Asian American community. They’re working to connect youth with therapists for up to 10 free sessions.

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