Health Equity

Taking a Closer Look at COVID-19, Health Inequities, and Racism

Abstract: This Medical News article is an interview with Chicago public health legend and retired physician Linda Rae Murray, MD, MPH, an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and a past president of the American Public Health Association.

Publication: JAMA

Date Published: June 29, 2020

Author(s): Jennifer Abbasi

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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.