Racialized Police Use of Force and Maternal Health
Racially-disproportionate police use of force was significantly associated with mental illness, substance use, asthma, and preterm labor of Black women. Results underscore the potential importance of institutionalized racism as a fundamental cause of health disparities.
Authors
- Nancy E. Reichman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7285-1515)
- Carolyn Fox
- Julien O. Teitler
- Felix M. Muchomba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0535-664X)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Johnson University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2024.11.017
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development