The effects of racism, social exclusion, and discrimination on achieving universal safe water and sanitation in high-income countries

J Brown, CS Acey, C Anthonj, DJ Barrington… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Drinking water and sanitation services in high-income countries typically bring widespread
health and other benefits to their populations. Yet gaps in this essential public health …

Making waves: Right in our backyard-surface discharge of untreated wastewater from homes in the United States

J Maxcy-Brown, MA Elliott, LA Krometis, J Brown… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Roughly ¼ of US residents (80 million people) lack access to sanitary sewers and are
required to treat their wastewater through a permitted onsite wastewater treatment system …

Prevalence and effects of daily and major experiences of racial discrimination and microaggressions among Black individuals in Canada

JM Cénat, S Hajizadeh, RD Dalexis… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The prevalence and correlates of different forms of racial discrimination among Black
Canadians are unknown. This article aims to examine the prevalence of different forms of …

Critical Race Theory (CRT) and colourism: A manifestation of whitewashing in marketing communications?

TA Mitchell - Journal of Marketing Management, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Utilising the lens of Critical Race Theory (CRT), this study explores connections between
colourism and the alleged practice of whitewashing the skin tones of Black women in print …

Prevalence and correlates of depression among Black individuals in Canada: The major role of everyday racial discrimination

JM Cénat, C Kogan, PG Noorishad… - Depression and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Depression is a common mental health problem causing significant disability
globally, including in Canada. Prevalence estimates for depression within Black …

Prevalence and correlates of anxiety symptoms among Black people in Canada: A significant role for everyday racial discrimination and racial microaggressions

CS Kogan, PG Noorishad, A Ndengeyingoma… - Journal of Affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent worldwide but vary significantly by country
and ethnoracial background. Minimal published data exist on the prevalence of clinically …

Water and wastewater infrastructure inequity in unincorporated communities

MC Allaire, B Brusco, A Bakchan, MA Elliott… - npj Clean Water, 2024 - nature.com
Uneven access to water and wastewater infrastructure is shaped by local governance. A
substantial number of US households lack adequate access and the US is one of the few …

Structural racism, place, and COVID-19: a narrative review describing how we prepare for an endemic COVID-19 future

LV Estrada, JL Levasseur, A Maxim, GA Benavidez… - Health …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: Place is a social determinant of health, as recently evidenced by COVID-19.
Previous literature surrounding health disparities in the United States often fails to …

Environmental injustice in Clean Water Act enforcement: Racial and income disparities in inspection time

DM Konisky, C Reenock, S Conley - Environmental Research …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Decades of research has documented that people of color and low-income experience
disproportionate environmental burdens, with recent empirical studies showing these …

Social barriers to safe sanitation access among housed populations in the United States: A systematic review

A Kryston, CG Woods, M Manga - International Journal of Hygiene and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Nearly six million people residing in the United States do not have access to
safely managed sanitation. Housed populations may lack access to centralized wastewater …