Racial Health Inequalities

Environmental racism is linked to health inequality because it is this environmental racism that ends up getting minorities sick. They are then moved to a hospital where they are not given proper treatment because of their race and end up dying in numbers that are much larger than their white counterparts. An example is living next to things suh as landfills and waste disposal areas. Microplastics then get into their local environment and are ingested or find their way into the local communities blood system in a number of ways. Chances are that the community that got stuck lving next to such an awful establishment is colored due to the biased housing market. This minority would then be likely to find themselves in the hospital because of the microplastics and get mistreated because of their skin color. Examples of health inequalities can range from low income, poor housing, and lack of insurance. All of these can have factors that affect the quality of one's health and eventually damage their quality of life. Ways that we could try and fix these inequalities is by having stricter regualations on potentially hazardous sites near homes of families. Another could be a minimum amount of coverage insurance wise for those who are working so that they are not left completely uncovered in the face of an emergency. In some instances I would say that structural racism does affect transracial adoptees in white families very similarly to how a minority might experience structural racism. They can still have their abilities and characteristics assumed by their color and will meet some of the same roadblocks that a minority group would. However, I feel in instances where said discriminatory group sees the adoptee's parents or is aware of their parents may treat them better. When it comes to some of the challenges that adopted people face, connecting with their native culture can be very tough. With new parents that are most likely unware of how to raise their child of a culture they are unsure of, many people may assume that thier child has a connectionto a culture that they have not been a part of. This may leave them feeling alienated because they may identify that culture as their "real" home. Unfortunately, without someone there to teach them and help them embrace their culture it can become very taxing to be expected to emulate a culture that an adoptee may be completely unaware of.

Scotland, P. H. (2021). What are health inequalities? Public Health Scotland. Retrieved March 12, 2022, from http://www.healthscotland.scot/health-inequalities/what-are-health-inequalities

Project, T. C. R. (2021, April 6). Environmental racism: What it is and how you can fight it. Climate Reality. Retrieved March 12, 2022, from https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/environmental-racism-what-it-and-how-you-can-fight-it


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