Racismo e Saúde do Adolescente

Abstract

Based on her experiences in the different scenarios of the Specialization course in Teenager Health at the Pediatrics department of the Faculty of Medicine of UFMG, as well as the study of texts that address racism and, also, reports from teenagers on how racism impacts their lives, the postgraduate student makes an Experience Report (RE). This report corroborates evidence demonstrated by some authors that racism is a cause of physical and mental illness and therefore should also be considered in medical care. Therefore this work is intended to raise awareness among health, education and other professionals to pay attention to the issue and participate more actively in anti-racist attitudes in their social and work spaces.