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Antiracism Resources: Health & Safety

Epigenetics & Inherited Trauma

Epigenetic pathways in PTSD : how traumatic experiences leave their signature on the genome by David M. Diamond, & Karestan C. Koenen
Call Number: Open Access eBook
ISBN: 2889194582
Publication Date: 2015

Can the legacy of trauma be passed down the generations?
The article from the BCC is a short introduction to epigenetics and inherited trauma.

Policing Data

Police Shootings Database
A database of police shootings compiled by the Washington Post.

Health Datasets

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Health Statistics
The CDC tracks health statistics for the entire country.
Minnesota Department of Health
The MN Department of Health collects regional health data. Find data focused on health disparities and disease clusters.
World Health Organization: Statistics
Topics: Health
Resource types: Data sets
The COVID Racial Data Tracker

Health Disparities

What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State?
Article from NPR.
Black Americans Fare Worse Compared to Those Who Are White Across a Majority of Selected Health Measures
Data analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation
Why Racial Gaps In Maternal Mortality Persist

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Tags: antiracism, literature, race