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Public Health Pandemic Responses Must Include Automatic Economic Protections
To avoid faustian bargains and zero-sum trade-offs during the COVID-19 crisis, a coordinated response with automatic economic protections is needed.
Racism in the Time of COVID-19
Racialization of COVID-19 and longstanding systemic racism will cause disproportionate harm to people of color as COVID-19 sweeps across the U.S. Read more from a stellar group of researchers writing on behalf of #BlackEpiMatters.
IAPHS Institutional Members Provide Leadership and Direction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Our institutional members lead several COVID-19 research and education efforts.
Population Health News Roundup: March
Disaggregating data on Asian health, gun ban benefits in Colombia, Alzheimer’s disparities among Black Americans, a green stimulus plan, and more.
Coronavirus Is Bad Enough, But There’s a Larger Threat to Our Health
Dr. Steven Woolf discusses the complexities of “restarting” America, and what’s needed on multiple fronts to protect our health and our economy.
Population Health Dashboard Update: Few Promises Kept
Dr. Fred Zimmerman takes another look at his dashboard of determinants of population health…and finds little evidence of promises kept.
Sick Individuals and Sick Countries: COVID-19
Is radical social distancing necessary to limit COVID-19 spread? Or is a prompt, competent governmental response more important? What should we have in place to protect us the next time? Join us in the discussion, Hive Mind.
What Will #FlattenTheCurve Do?
What can we expect if we can #flattenthecurve to slow the spread of COVID-19?
Spotlight on Successful Mentoring: Paying it Forward
Mentoring can help a mentor pay forward the help that was given to them.
Population Health News Roundup: February
The dark side of walkability, suicide rates among sexual minorities and the military, housing renovations, Medicare for all, and more, this month in our Population Health News Roundup.
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