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:

  1. Why have Black and Latinx communities been disproportionally hit by greater risk of hospitalization and
    higher rates of death during the pandemic?
  2. What are three policies that we should focus on to address health inequalities related to race, ethnicity,
    gender and class?

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