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Behavioral Interventions to Reduce and Prevent Racial Bias

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"Unlike other public health crises, attention to the role of prevention in racial bias has not predominated. Most human actions, including racism, are informed by unconscious thoughts..." – By Nicole Farmer, Alyssa Baginski and Talya Gordon

Indigenous Health Policy

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"The United Nations estimates that there are more than 476 million Indigenous peoples across the globe, which is almost 7% of the world’s population..." – By Ian Anderson and Kate Silburn

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