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COVID-19 may increase maternal mortality disparities in U.S.
It’s likely that maternal mortality among Black women in the U.S. will increase during the coronavirus pandemic, says Harvard Chan's Ana Langer.
Addressing the structural inequities behind COVID-19 disparities
The coronavirus pandemic, with its disproportionate impact on people of color, should be a wake-up call to address deep social and racial inequities, say experts.
Opinion: Federal response to COVID-19 inadequate, exacerbates health inequities
The lack of a coordinated national strategy for COVID-19 is exacerbating health inequities.
Reducing socioeconomic disparities could help ‘pandemic-proof’ America
Social scientist David R. Williams says reducing socioeconomic disparities could help African Americans fare better when future pandemics hit.
Nearly four in 10 Black, Hispanic families facing food insecurity during pandemic
Black and Hispanic households with children in the U.S. are nearly twice as likely to be struggling to afford food during the coronavirus pandemic as white families, according to new research. Experts say that although there have long…
Black people more than three times as likely as white people to be killed during a police encounter
Black Americans are 3.23 times more likely than whites to be killed by police.
Perspective: Racism is ‘pernicious, pervasive, cutting short lives’
The legacy of slavery in the U.S. has led to a wide range of health inequalities that have plagued the African American community for years, wrote Michelle Williams, dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in…
How many years of life lost due to COVID? More than 138,000.
An analysis of all the people who died of documented COVID-19 in the U.S. estimates that more than 138,000 years of potential human life have been lost before age 65. The analysis also found a wide disparity in…
Reflecting on patient care and health disparities during COVID-19
Anesthesiologist and critical care physician Sharma Joseph, MPH ’22, spoke about her journey in medicine, racial disparities in health care—including the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on minority communities—and how minority patients can advocate for themselves, especially during the…
Ending racial injustice in health
George Floyd’s death has magnified both the urgent need to end racism and, in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, the urgent need to end the racial injustice of health inequity in America, wrote Howard Koh of Harvard…
