Now, Shalon's story is just one of many stories about racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care in the United States, and there's a growing recognition that the social determinants of health, such as racism, poverty, education, segregated housing, contribute to these disparities.
Kisah Shalon hanyalah satu dari sekian kisah tentang kesenjangan etnis dan ras dalam kesehatan dan layanan kesehatan di Amerika Serikat, dan tumbuhnya kesadaran bahwa faktor penentu sosial dalam kesehatan, seperti rasisme, kemiskinan, pendidikan, segregasi perumahan, berkontribusi pada kesenjangan ini.