id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-266974-yrc5qnmr Akbulut, Nurcan ASPHER statement on racism and health: racism and discrimination obstruct public health’s pursuit of health equity 2020-07-18 .txt text/plain 1242 90 51 • Ethnic/racial minority groups in Europe often live in poor social conditions with precarious forms of employment, so they suffer most from the adverse socio-economic consequences of the pandemic. In summary, the pandemic has not only caused a global public health crisis; it has also increased and accentuated longstanding structural social inequalities and ethnic/racial discrimination (Devakumar et al. The amalgamation of different forms of inequalities resulting from racism and socio-economic disadvantages signals an urgent need to protect the health of vulnerable groups. ASPHER, as Europe's representative organization for Schools of Public Health, accordingly has issued its first statement on COVID-19 impact on Health Inequalities and Vulnerable Populations on 2 June 2020 (ASPHER 2020). 5. ASPHER member schools of public health should be role models for eliminating all forms of racism, discrimination, inequality and disadvantage. Racism and discrimination are public health issues, globally and in Europe. ./cache/cord-266974-yrc5qnmr.txt ./txt/cord-266974-yrc5qnmr.txt