Racism: Eroding the health of Black communities.

Even in the context of major advances in medicine, racial minorities continue to suffer worse medical outcomes. Although race is defined as a social, nonscientific construct, researchers have continued to use it as proxy to explain genetic and evolutionary differences among patients. Poorer health outcomes among Black Americans are known to be related to the psychosocial and physiological stress of racism.

Structural racism, health disparities, and opportunities for PA practice.

Social determinants of health are rooted in structural racism. The healthcare community has long recognized the existence of significant race- and ethnicity-related health disparities. Yet pervasive disparities persist despite ongoing calls for institutions and healthcare professionals to promote health equity by addressing bias, discrimination, and social determinants of health.

Social engagement in older residents of assisted living facilities.

Objectives: As a core component of successful aging, social engagement is widely known to play an important role in promoting the health and well-being of older populations. Given the unique nature of assisted living facility (ALF) settings, the present study made a distinction between social engagement within and outside the facility and explored how these two types of social engagement would interact with functional disability in predicting depressive symptoms of older residents in ALFs. We hypothesized that the positive impact of social engagement within the facility would be greater among residents with higher levels of functional disability.