This commentary piece discusses the important and harmful outcomes that would have followed the recently signed United States’ Executive Order 13950—Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping. Put simply, the Executive Order would have seriously restricted federal diversity training content, and federal funding toward training and research work of federal contractors, on structural racism, sexism, and implicit bias. Executive Order 13950 was revoked by President Biden on his Inauguration Day; still, more needs to be done to address structural racism. Below, I describe why trainings that target implicit bias and structural racism and related research—are necessary for the public good. I also talk about critical next steps in trainings, research, and policy for key leadership toward reduction of structural racism. Given the recent change in US presidential administration, this timely paper has important implications for research focused on structural racism. Additionally, this discourse addresses how those in leadership positions within public health, through evaluation and modification of policies, can dramatically hinder or promote racial equity.

这篇评论性文章讨论了最近签署的美国第13950号行政命令-打击种族和性定型观念所产生的重要和有害的后果。简而言之，行政命令将严重限制联邦多元化培训的内容，以及联邦对联邦承包商的结构种族主义，性别歧视和隐性偏见的培训和研究工作的资助。拜登总统就职典礼当天撤销了13950号行政命令；仍然需要做更多的工作来解决结构性种族主义。下面，我描述了为什么针对隐性偏见，结构性种族主义和相关研究的培训对于公共利益而言是必要的。我还谈到培训，研究和政策方面的关键下一步措施，这些关键领导力应减少结构性种族主义。鉴于美国总统行政管理机构最近的变化，这份及时的论文对专注于结构性种族主义的研究具有重要意义。此外，本篇文章还讨论了那些在公共卫生领域处于领导地位的人如何通过评估和修改政策来极大地阻碍或促进种族平等。