The administration of President Joe Biden now claims that racism is a contributing factor in the disproportionately high rates of dementia and Alzheimer's disease among non-white Americans.
In its yearly report (read below) on managing Alzheimer's and related dementias, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stated this week that "entrenched systemic racism" must be addressed and given priority above individual behaviors. To address discrepancies in Alzheimer's disease rates, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra called for "interventions," adapting government initiatives "with cultural competence and equity as the primary focuses."
Racism-based "structural inequities," such as underinvestment in education, unwalkable neighborhoods, and inadequate access to nutritional meals, are a "important cause" of dementia disparities, according to HHS. Black people are around twice as likely as whites to develop Alzheimer's or dementia, whereas Hispanics are roughly 1.5 times as p...
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