Kozhimannil Katy B, Henning-Smith Carrie
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2018;29(1):35-43. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2018.0004.
This commentary responds to the recent article by Dr. James et al. on racial and ethnic health disparities in rural America, published in the November 16 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. We applaud Dr. James and colleagues for their important contribution uncovering intra-rural racial and ethnic disparities and build on their paper by discussing potential mechanisms, including structural racism. We also discuss several pragmatic steps that can be taken in research, policy, and practice to address racial and ethnic disparities in rural communities and to work toward health equity for all rural residents.
本评论是对詹姆斯博士等人近期发表在《发病率与死亡率周报》11月16日刊上的关于美国农村地区种族和族裔健康差异的文章的回应。我们赞扬詹姆斯博士及其同事做出的重要贡献，他们揭示了农村内部的种族和族裔差异，并在他们论文的基础上讨论了潜在机制，包括结构性种族主义。我们还讨论了在研究、政策和实践中可以采取的几个务实步骤，以解决农村社区的种族和族裔差异问题，并努力实现所有农村居民的健康公平。
