Economic and Health Disparities

The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to all economies. However, pandemics hit underserved and vulnerable populations the hardest, and now the crisis will exacerbate their need for capital. Opportunity Zones—which...

Adjusting for population, 7 of the 10 counties most affected by COVID-19 are in Georgia and New Jersey. Washington, D.C. – June 9, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage communities across the country as government leaders open up...

The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting some groups especially hard. Its disproportionate impact on older adults, African Americans, and those affected by obesity or who have underlying health conditions like cardiovascular disease, has quickly...

This is a strange and scary time. With much of the country under stay-at-home orders, we are doing our best to stay safe and healthy through social distancing, frequent handwashing, and wearing masks or facial coverings to minimize the...

The COVID-19 pandemic is amplifying the entanglement of systemic racism and health in our country. As the number of US cases continues to rise, pockets of data are revealing that African American communities are being disproportionately...

Increased longevity is perhaps one of the greatest success stories of our modern public health system. But along with this success comes one of our greatest challenges to healthy longevity. As we age, the risk of neurodegenerative disease...

Economic burden of Alzheimer’s and dementia will exceed $2 trillion; Women are at much greater risk and shoulder the majority of costs, according to new report which calls for a multi-pronged approach to address growing health crisis...