
Inequality
How Racism in Early Life Can Affect Long-Term Health
Excessive adversity activates biological reactions that can lead to lifelong problems in physical and mental well-being
Jack P. Shonkoff is a pediatrician, professor of child health and development, and director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.
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