Decolonization and antiracism: intersecting pathways to global health equity

ABSTRACT

In this paper, as Black scholars, we address ways that interventions designed to promote equity in health can create pathways for coupling decolonization with antiracism by drawing on the intersection of the health of Africans and African Americans. To frame this intersection, we offer the Public Health Critical Race Praxis (PHCRP) and the PEN-3 Cultural Model as antiracism and decolonization tools that can jointly advance research on colonization and racism globally. We argue that racism is a global reality; PHCRP, an antiracism framework, and PEN-3, a decolonizing framework, can guide interventions to promote equity for Africans and African Americans.

KEYWORDS:

• Decolonization
• antiracism
• public health critical race praxis
• PEN-3 cultural model
• global health

SDG Classifications:

• Good health and well-being (SDG 3)
• reduced inequalities (SDG 10)
• peace, justice, and strong institutions (SDG 16)

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No data was collected from human subjects. The manuscript did not require Institutional Review Board approval, informed consent, or consent to publish from human subjects.