Health Equity Blog

Analysis and Commentary

August 11, 2020
The Effects of COVID-19 on America’s Hispanic and Latinx Communities
Miriam Delaney Heard
"Face challenges, fear, and frustration by seeking out knowledge and opportunities for growth."--Fanny MairenaCOVID-19 has plunged numerous nations into…
August 10, 2020
Homelessness and Health in the Time of COVID-19
Hannah Eichner
Housing and health have always been inextricably linked– but never has that been more apparent than during the COVID-19…
August 7, 2020
Black, Disabled, and Uncounted
Daniel Young
Black people with disabilities are in a health equity crisis in the United States that is compounded by the…
July 31, 2020
COVID-19 Highlights Unequal Treatment of People of Color in U.S. Territories
Héctor Hernández-Delgado
As we consider the effects of racism on the health of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and…
July 30, 2020
Excluding Immigrants from COVID-19 Relief: What’s Old is New Again
Sarah Grusin
During the pandemic, our government should be making every effort to remove exclusions and barriers to health care, conducting…
July 30, 2020
COVID-19: Exacerbating Old Barriers for Immigrants
Sarah Grusin
The U.S. is home to 22 million noncitizens. Immigration status has been repeatedly identified as a social determinant of health.…
July 30, 2020
Defending Access to Care for LGBTQ+ Californians in the Wake of Hospital Consolidations with Restrictive Religious Refusal Directives
Skyler Rosellini
In August 2016, Evan Minton’s hysterectomy was abruptly cancelled by Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Mercy) the day before…
July 22, 2020
The Unveiling and Magnification of Healthcare Disparities in America
L.D. Britt, MD, MPH
We are pleased to include in our blog series on equity some perspectives offered by the National Health Law…
July 21, 2020
Advancing Health Equity for Asian Americans in the time of COVID-19
Priscilla Huang
Across the United States, states and communities are struggling to overcome a global pandemic. At the same time, Black,…