Coronavirus
The CDC has Declared Racism a “Serious Threat” to Public Health
The CDC has declared racism a “serious threat” to public health. NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, who worked for the CDC and now studies race and health at Emory University.
What does it mean to rank racism as a threat to public health? The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just did that. Dr. Rochelle Walensky points to the disproportionate effects of coronavirus. She says they come after generations of discrimination that do affect people’s health. So let’s consider that reading of history and what it means for public health policy today. Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones is with us this morning.
