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Racism in the healthcare system creates health inequities that dramatically impact:

• mental health

• chronic disease

• maternal and infant mortality rates

• life expectancy

• all of the above

Evidence has demonstrated multiple biologic and genetic differences associated with race.

• True

• False

Race is a concept that changes over time and from place to place.

• True

• False

Racism has been positively associated with all of the following chronic diseases EXCEPT:

• Depression & Anxiety

• Hypothyroidism

• Hypertension

• Diabetes Mellitus

The best definition of racism is:

• any action or policy that increases disparity between racial groups

• always demonstrated through explicit words and actions

• manifested in interpersonal interactions between two individuals

• a historical issue that was resolved during the civil rights movement and no longer affects daily life