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COVID-19 Health Disparities in the American South
Season 1
Episode 22
Published 6 years, 2 months ago
Description
Pandemics can amplify health disparities; for all its strengths as a vibrant, multicultural region, the American South is still grappling with the legacy of the Jim Crow era and policies that perpetuate social, economic, and health disparities. COVID-19 is laying bare racial and socioeconomic health disparities and cracks in our healthcare system and social safety net.