Health Equity

Covid ‘Decimated Our Staff’ as the Pandemic Ravages Health Workers of Color

Abstract: Covid-19 has taken an outsize toll on Black and Hispanic Americans — and those disparities extend to medical workers.

Publication: Kaiser Health News

Date Published: January 5, 2021

Author(s): Danielle Renwick

View This Resource

This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.