Living and Dying at the Crossroads: Racism, Embodiment, and Why Theory Is Essential for a Public Health of Consequence.

• Autores: Nancy Krieger
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 106, Nº. 5, 2016, págs. 832-833
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The author discusses the reasons why she believes that theory is essential for establishing a public health of consequence, and it mentions how theory enables researchers, practitioners, and activists deal with public health-related issues such as racism, life expectancy, and social injustice in places such as the U.S. The social conditions of Black and White people in America are examined, along with a clean water crisis in Flint, Michigan and the relationship between science and society.