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RESOURCES ON INEQUITIES

RACISM AND THE UNITED STATES

The 1619 Project, The New York Times

  • Examines the legacy of slavery in the United States. 

RACISM AND HEALTH

Roots of Health Inequity, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

  • An online learning collaborative from the NACCHO, where participants are able to: 

    • Explore social processes that produce health inequities in the distribution of disease and illness​

    • Strategize more effective ways to act on the root causes of health inequity

    • Five units in the course that presents different aspects of social justice as it relates to public health

The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation, American Public Health Association (APHA)

  • A webinar series from 2015 that provides a foundation on racism as a public health issue

  • A Webinar Guide that provides a summary for each of the webinars in this series.

Health and Healthcare, Racial Equity Tools 

  • Resources and information on racism in health and healthcare

COVID-19 AND HEALTH INEQUITIES

The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus, The New York Times

  • A look at racial disparities in COVID-19 infections

Racism and COVID-19: Lisa Cooper explains why the pandemic hit African American communities the hardest, JHSPH Magazine

  • Dr. Lisa Cooper, a member of this team, discusses racism's role in COVID-19 cases 

Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity COVID-19 Resources

  • Resources for the community, patients, and healthcare professionals on COVID-19

The COVID Racial Data Tracker

  • A collaboration between the COVID Tracking Project and the Boston University Center for Antiracist research

  • Gathering the most complete and up-to-date race and ethnicity data on COVID-19 in the United States

What do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State by State, NPR

  • A look at racial disparities by State

COVID-19 Health Equity Interactive Dashboard, Emory University

COVID-19 VACCINE AND HEALTH INEQUITIES

Pandemic's Racial Disparities Persist in Vaccine Rollout, The New York Times

  • Analysis of inequities in COVID-19 vaccine coverage in the U.S.

How Inequity Gets Built Into America's Vaccination System, ProPublica

  • ProPublica is tracking barriers faced by eligible people as they try to get vaccinated. 

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