The Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health

The Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health is a multidisciplinary, collaborative research center formerly housed in the Department of Community Health Sciences in the Fielding School of Public Health. The Center is distinguished from other disparities-related research units at UCLA and elsewhere by its primary focus on the health implications of racism for diverse populations. 

The Center is dedicated to examining how and when racism affects health, providing tools to improve the rigor with which researchers study racism and health, and evaluating intervention strategies that most effectively address racism’s contributions to health inequities. Public Health is both an academic discipline and an applied one. Therefore, the Center encourages the translation of research findings for use by public health professionals, community organizations and policymakers in their ongoing health equity efforts. 

The mission of the Center is to promote health equity through rigorous research, innovative teaching, and community engagement. It aims to do this by focusing on five priorities: (1) target a major inadequately addressed problem; (2) foster an interdisciplinary intellectual home for researchers and scholars who use cutting edge, anti-racism approaches to study racism and health equity; (3) lead and support research focused on racial justice and health equity; (4) advance the theory and methods used to conceptualize and measure racism's contributions to health inequalities; and (5) help communities understand, document, and respond to racial injustices potentially contributing to health disparities.  

For more information, please visit the Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health website.

Last updated
January 27, 2025