Abstracts
Abstract
Keisha Ray’s Black Health is a poignant examination of the social, political, and cultural determinants of Black people’s health and well-being in the United States. This review reflects on the potential implications of Black Health for health equity and what bioethics could be and do for everyone in Canada.
Keywords:
- Black health,
- anti-Black racism,
- social determinants of health,
- structural determinants of health,
- bioethics,
- health equity,
- Canada
Résumé
Black Health de Keisha Ray est un examen poignant des déterminants sociaux, politiques et culturels de la santé et du bien-être des Noirs aux États-Unis. Cette revue réfléchit aux implications potentielles de Black Health pour l’équité en matière de santé et à ce que la bioéthique pourrait être et faire pour tout le monde au Canada.
Mots-clés :
- santé des Noirs,
- racisme anti-Noir,
- déterminants sociaux de la santé,
- déterminants structurels de la santé,
- bioéthique,
- équité en matière de santé,
- Canada
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Remerciements / Acknowledgements
MP bénéficie d’une bourse d’excellence en recherche, de diversité et d’indépendance en début de carrière des Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada. Elle est reconnaissant à Tamika Jarvis et Ahmednur Ali pour leurs commentaires généreux sur les versions préliminaires de ce manuscrit.
MP is supported by a Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence Early Career Transition Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. She is grateful to Tamika Jarvis and Ahmednur Ali for generous feedback on drafts of this manuscript.
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