Race, Place, and Health

Abstract

This chapter discusses how race and place are both significant in the examination of health inequities. Racial stratification are often created and maintained by place dynamics. Place-based social, psychological, geographic, and physical processes are racialized which reinforce discrimination and social disadvantage. This chapter examines how residential segregation has important effects on health and well-being across and between racial and ethnic groups. We also describe how displacement, the experience of temporary or permanent loss of geographic, social and psychological place has serious implications for mental and physical health disparities. Finally, we discuss some ideas and examples for furthering the conceptualization, methodology, and measurement of race and place in health and wellness research.