Season 1 · Episode 26
026 - Health Equity in COVID-19: Breaking Down Longstanding Barriers to Save Lives
Public Health On Call · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
April 1, 202014m 51s
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Show Notes
Equal access to resources, care, and information is a substantial problem for at-risk groups such as older adults, ethnic minorities, or those with low incomes even in the best of times. In this pandemic, where it's critical to "flatten the curve" among all groups, these barriers cannot be ignored. Dr. Lisa Cooper, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity, talks to Dr. Josh Sharfstein about what needs to be done to address these significant, persistent challenges. Learn more: jhsph.edu/covid-19