Health Equity

Black health matters. COVID has shown that improving care must be a national priority.

Abstract: Racism is a pandemic that threatens Black people. Let’s use this moment to create a country that not only protects their lives, but helps them thrive.

Publication: USA Today

Date Published: July 11, 2020

Author(s): Roslyn Young-Daniels and M. Lindsay Kaplan

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This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.