Alexis Grant and Jeni Hebert-Beirne, PhD, SPH Collaboratory for Health Justice|Posted on April 23, 2020
The School of Public Health's Collaboratory for Health Justice calls for partnership with communities of color for research and action on disparities in COVID-19 deaths.
SPH's Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health is teaming up with area organizations to collect and distribute face masks for pregnant people during COVID-19.
SPH's Naoko Muramatsu details the specific risks home care aides face, including lack of access to remote work and their own personal health risks as older workers.
SPH's Dr. Mark Dworkin, professor of epidemiology, was interviewed by the advocacy group in an analysis of Illinois' response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
SPH's Sage Kim examines how health disparities embedded in the social structure of Chicago lead to the disproportionate share of COVID-19 deaths among Black residents.
Nidhi Khare, Ishan Bhatia and Ariel Trocino|Posted on April 15, 2020
Federally qualified health centers in Chicago are closed but play a crucial role in providing telehealth and COVID-19 testing for low-income residents.
Dr. Ron Hershow told Chicago Public Radio that predicting infection rates is complicated by the lack of availability of testing and how long people will adhere to distancing.
SPH's Dr. Susan Buchanan analyzed a demolition which generated a huge plume of dust that descended upon residents of Little Village during the COVID-19 outbreak.
SPH's Lisa Powel co-authored a report from the University of Illinois system's Institute of Government and Public Affairs comparing the current situation to the 2007-09 Recession.
