title: Black Lives Matter: A Commentary on Racism and Public Health.
abstract: The recent nonindictments of police officers who killed unarmed Black men have incited popular and scholarly discussions on racial injustices in our legal system, racialized police violence, and police (mis)conduct. What is glaringly absent is a public health perspective in response to these events. We aim to fill this gap and expand the current dialogue beyond these isolated incidents to a broader discussion of racism in America and how it affects the health and well-being of people of color. Our goal is not only to reiterate how salient structural racism is in our society, but how critical antiracist work is to the core goals and values of public health.
authors.affiliation: Jennifer Jee-Lyn García is with the Department of Health Sciences, California State University, Dominguez Hills. Mienah Zulfacar Sharif is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jee-Lyn García
authors.affiliation: Jennifer Jee-Lyn García is with the Department of Health Sciences, California State University, Dominguez Hills. Mienah Zulfacar Sharif is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Mienah Zulfacar
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Sharif
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D016495:Police / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D063505:Racism / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States