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Why is discrimination a social health determinant?

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Discrimination is a socially structured action that is unfair or unjustified and harms individuals and groups.1, 2, 3, 4 Discrimination can be attributed to social interactions that occur to protect more powerful and privileged groups at the detriment of other groups.3, 4 While not all stressful experiences negatively affect health, or occur because of discrimination, many do impact health and can be related to discrimination.5

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