I’m a Black PhD student studying racism and health. And I’m pregnant. A few weeks ago, I found myself in the labor and delivery department at 25 weeks.
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic expands taking root in the US and elsewhere, we at the UCLA Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health are moving quickly to ensure the needs of the most vulnerable members of society are not overlooked.
The most common question I receive about my work is, “Is racism a Public Health issue?” It may not be entirely accurate to say this is the most common question I receive, but it is the question I hear whenever well-meaning Public Health colleagues advise that “racism is not a Public Health issue.”
Our mission is to provide individuals and organizations who work toward health justice with scholarly expertise, research findings, educational supports and restorative spaces for self- and collective-healing.