The Roundtable on Health Literacy will convene a 75-minute virtual workshop, exploring the rise in health misinformation and examining health literacy strategies to address health misinformation among various populations, especially as it relates to COVID-19.

In the wake of COVID-19, racial disparities are being illuminated like never before. Latinx and Black people are contracting the virus at higher rates than white people. 

Systemic bias in both policies and practices are often invisible, yet result in significant levels of inequity in communities of color. Examples of inequity include access to and quality of healthcare, nutritious foods, housing, education and other basic needs that help people thrive. The inequity of access and availability leads to real disparities in mortality rates.