COVID-19 Archives

09.29.2020 a group of people in different colors

The current CDC methodology erases a key mechanism through which structural racism operates: social and spatial segregation.

09.28.2020 a man in a suit

Hoffman’s work set up much of the research about racial disparities over the last century. Kendi’s life work has been in stark contrast.

Fellow Edward Alexander

09.18.2020 a woman smiling at the camera

Caitlin Rivers gives an overview on the causes and consequences of Covid-19 while highlighting the state of the science.

Fellow Edward Alexander

09.09.2020 a pile of blue medical masks

While the world tracks the battle against Covid-19, there is another important population health measure to follow: hospital closure.

Guest Author David Mohr

08.31.2020 a woman with long hair and a yellow background

Harriet A. Washington shares her insights on the relationship between environmental racism and the public's health in the time of Covid-19.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

08.27.2020 a diagram of a child care program

Permanent loss of access to child care limits essential worker readiness and impacts how quickly nonessential workers return to business.

Fellow Pat Williams

07.14.2020 a graph of blue bars with text

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, unemployment rates in the US have jumped to levels not seen since the Great Depression.

Fellow Edward Alexander

07.09.2020 a face mask with a white background

The fallout of the pandemic is plunging much of the world – including communities in our own backyard – into severe food insecurity.

Guest Author Pauley Tedoff

06.22.2020 a pack of pills on a pink background

A deeper understanding of the impacts of telecontraception can help promote creative solutions that persist long after social distancing ends.

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