global health — Volume 20, Issue 1 & 2

Pandemic Preparedness is Impossible Without Racial Justice

The Global Health Security Index (GHSI), published in 2019, ranked the United States first among nations in its pandemic preparedness. This paper uses the GHSI framework to explore how systemic racism resulted United State's failure to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic adequately.

Determinants of HealthHHPRMarch 29, 2021race, racial justice, GHSI index, Public health, covid-19, coronavirus, pandemic, pandemic preparedness, health inequity, health reform, global health, United StatesComment

COVID-19: A Turning Point for Urban Food Security

Beyond its toll on human health, one of the direst effects of COVID-19 is on food security. Addressing food security during the pandemic and after will require a comprehensive agenda that improves food security among the urban poor.

Food SecurityHHPRFebruary 4, 2021food security, global health, poverty, urbanization, rural, covid-19 Comment