Thursday, September 17, 1 p.m. EST
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Latino people, women, and people with lower incomes have faced greater hardships than other groups in the United States — especially when it comes to mental health, according to a new Commonwealth Fund survey.
In addition to the greater mental health challenges these groups all face, Latino and Black Americans have experienced economic difficulty during the pandemic at more than twice the rate seen for white Americans.
The Commonwealth Fund will host an educational briefing and Q&A with leading experts for journalists and policymakers to discuss:
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How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated long-standing inequities in health outcomes, economic security, and mental health care.
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Policy tools that can address these challenges.
Who:
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Sara Bleich, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health Policy, Harvard Chan School of Public Health
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Sonja Diaz, J.D., M.P.P., Founding Executive Director, UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative
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Yaphet Getachew, Program Associate, Health Care Delivery System Reform, The Commonwealth Fund
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Laurie Zephyrin, M.D., M.P.H., Vice President, Health Care Delivery System Reform, The Commonwealth Fund
Moderator: Rachel Nuzum, M.P.H., Vice President, Federal and State Health Policy, The Commonwealth Fund
RSVP: Please RSVP to Hang Tran, htran@burness.com, 301-280-5730