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Health workers were omitted from the trillions in assistance funds approved by Congress. Medical personnel, at the moment, are not...
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Coronavirus In Nursing Homes Rise
Nursing homes that are publicly reporting cases of coronavirus have doubled within the past week. Moreover, in certain states - including...
Children and Vaccination Needs
NPR reports a drop in pediatric appointments, likely related to the current increase in telemedicine appointments and fears of exposing...
Latinos in Rhode Island and Coronavirus Testing
The Providence Journal reports that almost half (43%) of Rhode Island positive coronavirus cases are Latino individuals. However, members...
Psychological Trauma and Health Workers
Frontline health workers are, on the daily, exposed to a wide array of traumas: in risking their own health and treating large numbers of...
Abortion by Telemedicine
How can abortions be performed at home by telemedicine visits? Abortion through telemedicine is a burgeoning phenomenon, often...
Drones Deliver COVID-19 Tests in Ghana
Zipline, an American health logistics company that produces autonomous drones, has turned attention towards using drones to help collect...
Quarantine in Kenya
Extreme inequities in Nairobi are only more pronounced in the context of the pandemic, when some live in protected, well-equipped...
Mourning While Social Distancing
Mourning the passing of loved ones while social distancing proves to be an immense challenge when much of mourning often involves...
Women as Essential Workers
About 52% of individuals deemed "essential workers" are women, with fields such as social work and healthcare heavily dominated by women....
Home Birth vs. Hospital Births
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, several expecting mothers have expressed that they would prefer to have a home birth rather than...
Prioritizing Mental Health
Millennials are at more risk of mental health diagnoses, such as major depression. Tess Brigham, a therapist with extensive experience...
Prenatal Visits in the Time of COVID-19
What do pregnancy and prenatal care look like during the COVID-19 pandemic? A story published on Time presents a unique narrative from...
Coronavirus and Depression
For individuals already living with mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety disorders, the COVID-19 pandemic presents an...
Clinics for the Poor face challenges
Sadly, many clinics intended for the economically disadvantaged are experiencing major challenges and difficulties as it relates to...
Medicaid and COVID-19
Concerns have been raised regarding the potential future strains on Medicaid given the large rise in unemployment and the role of the...
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This site was created by Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, a social epidemiologist at the Brown University School of Public Health. It brings together colleagues from sociology - Antwan Jones (George Washington University), health geography - Imelda Moise (University of Miami) and education - Sarai Coba-Rodriguez (University of Illinois-Chicago) to examine the social impact of COVID-19.
Madeline Noh, a Brown University undergraduate double majoring in public health and anthropology, is the site manager.
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Health inequalities and the social determinants of health are not a footnote to the determinants of health. They are the main issue.
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