Racism, Stress and Coronavirus
Research has shown people of color experience higher levels of physical and chemical stress, which makes us more susceptible to health issues. This combination of...
Category : Public Health
Distance Learning Makes It Harder for Kids to Exercise
This fall hasn’t felt much like “back to school” for many children. Instead, many are staying at home and attending virtual classes indefinitely. According to the Center on...
Structural Racism Drives Health Disparities
The nation’s history of structural racism must be acknowledged as a driver of health problems and shortened lives for Black people and other racial and...
Rooting Out Systemic Racism in America
Keon Gilbert is an associate professor in behavioral science and health education at Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and Justice, and co-editor of...
Inequality Kills
In the United States, life expectancy at birth, a common way to measure a country’s health, rose steadily for decades—it was 69.9 years for a...
Air Pollution Makes COVID-19 Worse
Growing evidence points to a link between air pollution and increased vulnerability to COVID-19. At the same time, the United States Environmental Protection Agency recently...
Black and Brown Health Care Workers More Likely to Get COVID-19
Health care workers of color were more likely to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, more likely to report using inadequate or reused...
Minority Students at Rundown Schools Face Risks Amid Talk of Reopening Classrooms
Classrooms, gyms and cafeterias at schools across the United States have remained empty for months now. And despite some districts beginning to reopen, many others...
Lag in Coronavirus Research Puts Pregnant Women at Risk
After months of asserting pregnant women were not at high risk for the coronavirus, the CDC recently released a study with sobering findings for expectant...
What Is Herd Immunity?
Curious as to whether herd immunity against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) might slow the spread of the disease? Understand how herd immunity works and...