State of Black Minnesota: Report sheds lights on inequalities
“‘Minnesota consistently ranks as one of the healthiest states in the nation. However, those averages don’t tell the whole story for our state,’ she explained. ‘Minnesota actually has some of the most significant health inequities in the country, particularly when you look at Black versus White residents.’
Hardeman explained that racism causes stress in people’s lives and can even impact birth outcomes for pregnant mothers.
‘The chronic stress due to being disadvantaged, due to not having access to all of the things that you need, due to being discriminated against in the workplace or in other places — that causes wear and tear on the body,’ Hardeman explained. ‘That stress eventually wears the body down, and we see this in pregnancy and childbirth.'”