O racismo institucional e os desafios pela busca de igualdade no atendimento dos sistemas de saúde

Abstract

This article proposes to reflect on institutional racism, focusing on how this system of inequality, which encompasses discrimination based on skin color, and occurs within every institution, mainly affects the black population. We will prioritize this part of society, bearing in mind that there is a strong reflection of racism in the application of social policies, in particular no segment related to the health of sources, no care provided in public units linked to the Unified Health System (SUS). Furthermore, it is extremely important to realize that factors such as the invisibility of diseases that are more prevalent in population groups formed by black people and a difficulty in accessing health services determine differences in the illness and death profiles between whites and blacks. Through bibliographical research, we will be able to understand that institutional racism operates in a way to induce and condition the organization and action of the State, its institutions and public policies, producing and reproducing the racial hierarchy, in addition to generating inequality in the distribution of benefits, services and opportunities. For this reason, effective means must be found for the deconstruction of racism in all its aspects. It is essential to implement public policies that lead to a process of deracialization, as well as to generate academic reflections on how these mechanisms operate in society. Furthermore, this article will maintain the Institutional Racism theme present in health systems, emphasizing the Unified Health System (SUS), a system adopted by the Federal Government since the Federal Constitution of 1988.