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Medical professional consoles a teenage girl who is upset

Racist words and acts, like the El Paso shooting, harm children’s health

Source: Science News

In July of 2019, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement warning that racism has a negative impact on the overall health of children and adolescents. Click this link to learn more.

This entry was posted in Ourselves and Others and tagged Health & Medicine, Human behavior on October 1, 2019 by Chandler Gifford.

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