Living and Dying at the Crossroads: Racism, Embodiment, and Why Theory Is Essential for a Public Health of Consequence

Living and Dying at the Crossroads: Racism, Embodiment, and Why Theory Is Essential for a Public Health of Consequence Affiliation Nancy Krieger PhDNancy Krieger is Professor of Social Epidemiology and American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Nancy Krieger, PhD, Professor of Social Epidemiology, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Kresge 717, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (e-mail: email protectedharvard.edu). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints" link. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303100 Accepted: January 27, 2016 Published Online: April 06, 2016