Socioeconomic factors influence mental and physical health. The COVID-19 pandemic had a worse outcome in regions with poverty and poor economic situations. The belief that the coronavirus affects ...

This study provides insight on the experiences of patients of a national health plan with 2 structural determinants of health—health care discrimination and health literacy—and how those interact with ...

People who most frequently encounter everyday discrimination – those subtle snubs and slights of everyday life – are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. What’s more, that finding ...

ROCHESTER — The director of Olmsted County’s Child and Family Services said she sought the best approach to address a social worker’s concerns about workplace microaggressions. “We tried repeatedly to ...

(CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed charges against a hair salon in Traverse City over social media posts that stated the salon would not service LGBTQ clients. The ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a nonbinding legal opinion Monday that a state board cannot forbid social workers from discriminating against LGBTQ people and people with disabilities. The ...

In March, Sen. Aisha Wahab introduced SB 403, which would ban caste-based discrimination in California. The caste system is a Hindu practice that has been around for thousands of years and is most ...

LGBTQ social media users say social media is neither a welcoming nor a safe place for them, a new GLAAD report shows. In a survey, 84% of LGBTQ adults said not enough protections are on social media ...

SACRAMENTO -- California may become the first state in the nation to outlaw caste-based bias, a safeguard people of South Asian descent say is necessary to protect them from discrimination in housing, ...