title: Islamophobia and Public Health in the United States.
abstract: Anti-Muslim sentiments are increasingly common globally and in the United States. The recent rise in Islamophobia calls for a public health perspective that considers the stigmatized identity of Muslim Americans and health implications of Islamophobic discrimination. Drawing on a stigma, discrimination, and health framework, I expand the dialogue on the rise of Islamophobia to a discussion of how Islamophobia affects the health of Muslim Americans. Islamophobia can negatively influence health by disrupting several systems-individual (stress reactivity and identity concealment), interpersonal (social relationships and socialization processes), and structural (institutional policies and media coverage). Islamophobia deserves attention as a source of negative health outcomes and health disparities. Future public health research should explore the multilevel and multidimensional pathways between Islamophobia and population health.
authors.affiliation: Goleen Samari is with the Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin.
authors.forename: Goleen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Samari
mesh_terms: D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice / Q000523:psychology*; D011634:Public Health; D057545:Social Stigma; D014481:United States