Through the COVID-19 Magnifying Glass: An Examination of Racial and SES Disparities in the U.S.

This online course examines the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic health disparities in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and mortality.

 

Session 1 — July 27, 2020

Topic: COVID-19 overview: biology, clinical manifestations, epidemiology, measurement
Instructor: Dr. Danielle Ompad, NYU GPH and Dr. Melody Goodman, NYU GPH
Dr. Melody Goodman and Dr. Danielle Ompad
 

Session 2 — July 28, 2020

Topic: Health Promotion Efforts to End Inequities in Health
Instructor: Dr. Keon Gilbert, Associate Professor of Behavioral Science and Health Education, St. Louis University
Dr. Keon Gilbert
 

Session 4 — July 30, 2020

Topic: The Elephant of COVID-19 and the Blind Men of Race, Place and Gender: Why Framing Matters
Instructor: Derek M. Griffith, Professor of Medicine, Health & Society
Founder and Director, Center for Research on Men’s Health, Vanderbilt University
Dr. Derek M. Griffith
 

Session 5 — July 31, 2020

Topic: Best practices for addressing COVID-19 related health disparities
Instructor: Dr. Darrell Hudson, Associate Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Darrell Hudson

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