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Investigating race and poverty since 1972

Tag: health care

Posted inHealth

Health Disparities Exacerbated by the Pandemic Continue to Persist

by Hugo Balta November 25, 2021December 17, 2021

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Illinois as winter nears and the temperature drops. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports more than 5,000 new cases in Chicago and nearly 30,000 in the state just this week. Experts say the cold weather is making people stay inside where it is easier for the […]

Posted inPerspectives: The Powers That Be

South Side’s maternal health desert poses added risks for Black women during pandemic

by Curtis Black July 29, 2020July 30, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

How racism in US health system hinders care and costs lives of African Americans

by Tamika C.B. Zapolski and Ukamaka M. Oruche July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Is your neighborhood raising your coronavirus risk? Redlining decades ago set communities up for greater danger

by Jeremy Németh and Sarah Rowan May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

7 things public schools do besides teach kids academic basics

by Samantha Keppler April 23, 2020April 23, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

ROUNDUP: Chicago and Illinois brace for mounting COVID-19 deaths, adjust to new normal

by Asraa Mustufa April 3, 2020April 7, 2020
Posted inCriminal Justice

Stateville prison outbreak signals COVID-19 threat to inmates, surrounding hospital systems

by Josh McGhee April 3, 2020April 6, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Illinois prisons — and rural healthcare systems — facing crisis due to slow COVID-19 response

by Curtis Black April 3, 2020April 6, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

ROUNDUP: Chicago and Illinois take more drastic measures in week two of COVID-19 crisis

by Asraa Mustufa March 27, 2020April 11, 2020
Posted inPerspectives: The Powers That Be

Illinois changes Medicaid, food stamps and unemployment policies in response to COVID-19

by Curtis Black March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

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