Defining the Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting

R. Canady, J. Jimenez, Danesh Thirukumaran
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Race describes cultural, historical, and oppressive relationships in society. The use of race in biomedical and scientific studies has been a powerful tool that can reinforce and alter society’s current assumptions about race. Some of the historical uses of race include evidence for race-based medicine, biological inferiority, and genocide. These uses have all used race as a crude proxy for genetic makeup, rather than a biological expression of the social environment that infiltrates the health and well-being of every American. By defining race and its social and cultural impacts on identity and the human experience within research, the field of biomedicine will improve clarity and integrity in addressing historical, scientific, and clinical inequalities. Currently, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) does not contain a definition of race and uses homogeneous ethnical categories when reporting population statistics. We propose that the definition of race be added in the collection of race data as a requirement of the OMB for nationally conducted research.
定义联邦统计和行政报告的种族和民族标准
种族描述了社会中的文化、历史和压迫关系。在生物医学和科学研究中使用种族是一种强有力的工具,可以加强和改变社会目前对种族的假设。种族的一些历史用途包括种族医学、生物劣等和种族灭绝的证据。这些用途都是将种族作为基因构成的粗略代表,而不是渗透到每个美国人的健康和福祉中的社会环境的生物学表达。通过在研究中定义种族及其对身份和人类经验的社会和文化影响,生物医学领域将在解决历史、科学和临床不平等问题方面提高清晰度和完整性。目前,管理和预算办公室(OMB)在报告人口统计数据时没有种族定义,而是使用同质的种族类别。我们建议将种族的定义添加到种族数据的收集中,作为OMB在全国开展研究的要求。
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