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

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.

Resource Details

• Population: American Indian|Asian|Black or African American|Hispanic, Latino, or Latinx|Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
• Topics of Practice: Policy Change/ Development
• Outcomes of Interest: Reduction of Health Disparities
• Level of Evidence: Promising
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: Yes
• Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Access and Quality|Social and Community Context
• Outside of US: No