Health Equity

“Similar to Times of War”: The Staggering Toll of COVID-19 on Filipino Health Care Workers

Abstract: One of every four Filipinos in the New York-New Jersey area is employed in the health care industry. With at least 30 worker deaths and many more family members lost to the coronavirus, a community at the epicenter of the pandemic has been left reeling.

Publication: ProPublica

Date Published: May 3, 2020

Author(s): Nina Martin and Bernice Yeung

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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.