Required Reading:
Moniz, C. & Gorin, S., 2014. Health Care Policy and Practice, Chs. 10-11. This is a lot! DO not read the whole
chapters: read main points: headings and infographics and FOCUS on chapter summaries!
Hipple, L. May 4, 2020. ‘New congressional reports underscore structural inequalities driving U.S. racial
disparities in coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths’ Washington Center for Equitable Growth (1 p)
https://equitablegrowth.org/new-congressional-reports-underscore-structural-inequalities-driving-u-s-racialdisparities-in-coronavirus-infections-and-covid-19-deaths/
Pereira, S. Dobkin, J. & Akpan, N. 31 Jan 2021. City Reveals White New Yorkers Have Received Lion’s Share
Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses. Gothamist. https://gothamist.com/news/white-new-yorkers-triple-nyc-covid-19-
vaccine-doses
Watch:
The Stream, April 28, 2020. ‘Why are black Americans hardest hit by the coronavirus? The Stream looks at
why black communities in the United States are disproportionately affected by COVID-19.’ Al Jazeera.
https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thestream/2020/04/black-americans-hardest-hit-coronavirus200422175140206.html
Racism as a Public Health Public Health Issue:
https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/ama-racism-threat-public-health
Listen (also available to read):
Chotiner, I. April 14, 2020. The interwoven threads of inequality and health. The coronavirus crisis is revealing
the inequities inherent in public health due to societal factors, Nancy Krieger, a professor of social
epidemiology, says. (Interview with Nancy Krieger). The New Yorker, https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-anda/the-coronavirus-and-the-interwoven-threads-of-inequality-and-health
Kendi, I. April 14, 2020. ‘Stop Blaming Black People for Dying of the Coronavirus,’ The Atlantic.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/race-and-blame/609946/ .
Strings, S. May 25, 2020. ‘It’s Not Obesity. It’s Slavery.’ New York Times.
Answer these Reading Questions:
- Why have Black and Latinx communities been disproportionally hit by greater risk of hospitalization and
higher rates of death during the pandemic? - What are three policies that we should focus on to address health inequalities related to race, ethnicity,
gender and class?
Sample Solution