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The Coronavirus Pandemic
Unequal Risks for Communities of Color

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Facebook Live Q&A with Nancy Krieger, Professor of Social Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & WGBH
Tuesday, July 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed entrenched health inequities in the U.S. that are propelled by social structures and influenced by factors ranging from housing conditions to transportation options to quality food access. Black Americans are experiencing the highest overall COVID-19 mortality rate in America. And a recent analysis further confirmed the extent of such disparities — with Black Americans, as well as Hispanics and Latinos, carrying a disproportionate burden of years of potential life lost due to the pandemic.

One of the authors of that analysis, Harvard Chan Professor Nancy Krieger, took your questions about health inequities and the pandemic during a Facebook Live Q&A with The World’s Elana Gordon on July 21.

Part of: Coronavirus Pandemic Series, Policy Controversies.

Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & WGBH

Image Credit: iStock/wildpixel

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Moderator

Elana Gordon
Reporter and Producer, The World

Expert Participants

Nancy Krieger
Professor of Social Epidemiology, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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