Future Directions in Research on Institutional and Interpersonal Discrimination and Children's Health.

CHILD development; CHILDREN'S health; CONCEPTUAL structures; CORPORATE culture; DISCRIMINATION (Sociology); INTERPERSONAL relations; HUMAN life cycle; EVALUATION of medical care; MEDLINE; PREGNANCY; RACISM; RESEARCH funding; SCHOOL environment; SYSTEMATIC reviews; RESIDENTIAL patterns; SOCIAL context; HEALTH equity

Research evidence indicates that 2 forms of racial discrimination-perceived interpersonal discrimination and racial/ethnic residential segregation (a form of institutional discrimination)- may influence children's health and disparities. Although research on these 2 forms of discrimination and health has primarily focused on adults, smaller bodies of work have documented that perceived interpersonal discrimination and segregation have a negative effect on infants' health, and that perceived interpersonal discrimination may negatively affect children's mental health. Three directions for research are (1) incorporating a life-course perspective into studies of discrimination and children's health, (2) linking residential segregation with geography of- opportunity conceptual frameworks and measures, and (3) considering residential segregation along with segregation in other contexts that influence children's health (e.g., schools). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]