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Skin of Color

Resources and tools to facilitate work, study, and knowledge around skin of color.

Cautionary Statement of Use

Social media content is being presented here because new, relevant content on skin of color is appearing on social media from healthcare providers and patients. The streams and content of these accounts and hashtages are provided by individual users and online communities who may be outside of the University of Michigan and are not guaranteed to be authoritative, accurate, timely or complete. The accounts and hashtags presented here were selected for quality and relevance, but these factors can change rapidly in the social media environment. There may be content which is emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with or offensive to some. Please be aware of the potential risks whenever engaging with social media.

Twitter

Accounts

  • @BrwnSkinMatters 
    Making up for the lack of reference photos of dermatological conditions on non-white skin. For personal reference only.
  • @HUSCRI 
    Hampton University Skin of Color Research Institute - To identify the contributing factors of skin diseases which are unique to people with skin of color
  • @SkinOfColor
    Skin of Color Society - Dedicated to promoting awareness & excellence within Skin of Color Dermatology
  • @SkinOfColorDerm 
    Skin of Color Update (previously SOCSS) is the largest CE event dedicated to evidence-based research and new practical pearls for treating skin of color.

Hashtags

Instagram

Accounts

  • @BrownSkinMatters
    Making up for the lack of reference photos of dermatological conditions on non-white skin. For personal reference only. User submissions encouraged.
  • @SkinOfColorUpdate 
    The largest dermatology virtual event dedicated to advances in treating skin of color.
  • @VisualDxImages
Last Updated: Dec 20, 2024 1:24 PM