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Mic

An Ohio County Just Labeled “Racism” a Public Health Crisis

in SPH In the Media

Quotes Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: health disparities, health inequities, racism

Fresno Bee

Quarantines Play on Fears and Racism. Only Better Health Care Can Defeat Pandemics

in Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, ethics & human rights

Tagged: epidemic, healthcare, healthcare abroad, healthcare system, racism

New York Times

Race and Medicine: The Harm That Comes from Mistrust

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Opinion by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: health disparities, racism

Nonprofit Quarterly

Racial Disparities in Pain Prescriptions Kept Thousands of Black Patients Alive

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: health disparities, opioids, pain, racism

New York Times

A ‘Rare Case Where Racial Biases’ Protected African-Americans

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Opinion co-authored by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: opioids, overdose, pain, racism

Suffolk Journal

Black Reparations — How to Hold the Nation Accountable

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Dean Sandro Galea and Candice Belanoff, clinical associate professor of community health sciences

Tagged: 400 years, ethics & human rights, health disparities, health inequities, racism

Kansas City Star

Is Racism a Public Health Crisis? Black Men in KC Have the Shortest Life Expectancy

in SPH In the Media

Mentions Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: health disparities, health inequities, racism

Los Angeles Times

New Rules from the Trump Administration Will Hurt El Paso Shooting Victims

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Opinion co-authored by Paul Shafer, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: health inequities, healthcare disparities, immigrant, immigrant health, immigration, mass shootings, medicaid, politics and health, racism

CityLab

Do Police Treat White and Black Suspects Differently?

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Mentions Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, infrastructure, police shootings, racism

WAMU

Study: Segregation a Key Contributor to Racial Disparity in Police Shootings

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Interview with Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: criminal justice system, gun violence, guns, health disparities, health inequities, police shootings, racism, violence

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