Racism in Healthcare

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• Racism in healthcare is presented as a serious barrier to health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. — Proactive anti-racism training for healthcare: study protocol for the development and evaluation of an Australian cognitive-behavioural therapy-informed racism reduction programme
• Racism affects health through both direct stress pathways and indirect barriers to safe, timely and high-quality healthcare. — Proactive anti-racism training for healthcare: study protocol for the development and evaluation of an Australian cognitive-behavioural therapy-informed racism reduction programme
• Racism in healthcare is associated with reduced trust, lower satisfaction, poorer communication and disengagement from care. — Proactive anti-racism training for healthcare: study protocol for the development and evaluation of an Australian cognitive-behavioural therapy-informed racism reduction programme
• Healthcare systems can reproduce broader forms of social discrimination. — Proactive anti-racism training for healthcare: study protocol for the development and evaluation of an Australian cognitive-behavioural therapy-informed racism reduction programme