{"doi":"10.52843/cassyni.lw6tm5","title":"Who Cares for Black Women in Health and Health Care","abstract":"Black women are often at the center of health disparities research. Black women face sociological, psychological, environmental, and political barriers to health and health care that leave them in a persistent cycle of poor health outcomes. Black women are more likely to (1) face racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination which are linked to stress and other mental health concerns; (2) head households both financially and in terms of care; and (3) receive lower quality healthcare. Much health disparities research calls for a more inclusive and representative health care field. Evidence in support of recruiting, retaining, and centering Black women in health and healthcare is abundant. This call for representation ranges from medical professionals to individuals engaged in research on health and healthcare. What is less central to conversations around health disparities and representation, is burnout. Specifically, who cares for the Black women who serve others? How do they manage the worries of healthcare and related disparities, while also facing the same daily stressors that put Black women’s health at risk. As scholars engage in work aimed toward diversifying STEM, hospitals, and the academy, it is vital to also grapple with the costs of this push for representation. Grappling with the costs provides an opportunity to develop trainings, recruiting strategies, and retention plans that allow Black women in health and healthcare to thrive. The collection of articles in this special collection aims to provide a platform to amplify work on the Black women who work to decrease health disparities while also navigating structural inequalities themselves. Who Cares for Black Women in Health and Health Care Black women are often at the center of health disparities research. Black women face sociological, psychological, environmental, and political barriers to health and health care that leave them in a persistent cycle of poor health outcomes. Black women are more likely to (1) face racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination which are linked to stress and other mental health concerns; (2) head households both financially and in terms of care; and (3) receive lower quality healthcare. Much health disparities research calls for a more inclusive and representative health care field. Evidence in support of recruiting, retaining, and centering Black women in health and healthcare is abundant. What is less central to conversations around health disparities and representation, is burnout. Specifically, who cares for the Black women who serve others? How do they manage the worries of healthcare and related disparities, while also facing the same daily stressors that put Black women’s health at risk. This session will introduce the special collection, \"Who Cares for Black Women in Health and Health Care\", highlighting health scholarship centering Black women in healthcare and Black women in the general population. Are Characteristics Associated with Strong Black Womanhood linked to Depression in Older Black Women? Background: Older Black women experience structural and intersectional disadvantages at the intersection of age, race, and gender. Their disadvantaged social statuses can translate into serious psychological health consequences. One concept that may aid in understanding psychosocial determinants of older Black women’s depression risk is the “Strong Black Woman,” which suggests that Black women have supernatural strength amidst experiencing adversity and are expected to “be strong” for others by providing self-sacrificial aid without complaint. Objectives: Drawing inspiration from the “Strong Black Woman” concept, the current study examined whether three psychosocial factors (i.e., mastery, anger suppression, and relational demands [from spouse, children, relatives, and friends]) were associated with depressive symptoms, clinically significant depressive symptoms, and lifetime professionally diagnosed depression among o","journal":null,"year":2024,"id":502618,"datarank":0.0,"base_score":0.0,"endowment":0.0,"self_citation_contribution":0.0,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.0,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":0,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9514,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":false,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2024-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":711985,"name":"Christy L. 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