May 2021 African American History Calendar Honoree Dr. Sherman James, who taught at Duke University, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, explains the role and function of a social epidemiologist.
A social epidemiologist, Dr. Sherman James is the Susan B. King Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Policy at Duke University. He taught at Duke, the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. In the early 1980s, Dr. James formulated the John Henryism Hypothesis, which posits that repeated, “high-effort” coping (“John Henryism”) over many years with adversity, including adversity caused by structural racism, contributes to the well-known high risk for hypertension in African Americans. He received many awards and accolades for his work.
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- This indicator was designed to promote inquiry into military and economic policies during World War II, to include the significance of military bases in South Carolina. This indicator was also developed to foster inquiry into postwar economic developments and demographic changes, to include the immigration of Jewish refugees following the Holocaust.
- I Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards
- I Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards
- I Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards
- I Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards
- I Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards
- I Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards
- I Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards
- 7.L.4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of how genetic information is transferred from parent to offspring and how environmental factors and the use of technologies influence the transfer of genetic information.