Part one. The erasure, the erosion, and the withstanding

Is working hard and playing by the rules the cure for what ails us?

Stress and the human biological canvas

Distressed genes and weathered cells

Mothers and babies in jeopardy

Collectively weathering weathering

Killing us stealthily : the weathering effects of racialized social identity

Weathering for success : age against the machine

Social policy and the assault on Black family life

Part two. The way forward

Think biopsychosocially : address the stealth inequities that surround us

Think holistically : transcend departments, compartments, and determinants

Do not erase oppressed stakeholders : do nothing about us without us

Reorient public health science and practice to better address the needs of working- and reproductive-age adults

Recognize all our fates are linked.