Racism is the root cause of ethnic inequalities in health

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According to this briefing, racism is the cause of health inequity, from birth through to adulthood and into later life. It finds that racism is a key driver of ethnic inequalities in health, both directly and indirectly. It has an impact in childhood – with children from ethnic backgrounds being born at a lower birthweight and not hitting developmental milestones, to life-limiting long term illness, and mental illness in adulthood. It also finds that racism leads directly to poorer health through stress or worsening mental health; and indirectly, by exposure to targeted marketing of harmful substances, and toxins in the environment.

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