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Practices that show evidence of effectiveness in improving public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting, as indicated by achievement of aims consistent with the objectives of the activities, and are suitable for adaptation by other communities.

Developing a Database of Structural Racism-Related State Laws for Health Equity Research and Practice in the United States

Agénor, M., Perkins, C., Stamoulis, C., Hall, R.D., Samnaliev, M., Berland, S., Austin, S.B.

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Peer Review Study

Policy Change/ Development
Healthcare Access and Quality
Social and Community Context
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Outside U.S.
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Data Collection and Reporting

This study discusses how a team of public health researchers and legal scholars with expertise in racial equity used systematic policy surveillance methods to develop a comprehensive database of state laws that are explicitly or implicitly related to structural racism, with the goal of evaluating their effects on health outcomes among marginalized racial and ethnic groups.

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Outcomes of Interest

Reduction of Health Disparities

Priority Population(s)

American Indian, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic, Latino, or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Setting(s) of Implementation

Geographic Area of Implementation

Implementation Period

2021