Racism’s impact on stress leads to many health related issues. The stress caused by experiencing and viewing racism on minorities has been linked to many stress related illnesses. On top of this, increased and prolonged levels of stress have been linked to weaker immune systems, which in it of itself causes many health issues.  The levels of stress hormones not returning to normal in the long-term can lead to chronic diseases. Pediatricians have also have not properly adjusted and accounted for the impacts racism could have on child health, leading to the issues of chronic stress going undetected for years.

Source:https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/144/2/e20191765?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444

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