COVID-19 Research and Projects

 June 22nd, 2020
Associate News Feature:
Dr. Wayne Lawrence's Article in the Times Union
Commentary: Public Health Experts Can't 'Stay Out of Politics', Nor Should They

Dr. Wayne Lawrence recently published an opinion article with the Times Union discussing the impact and importance of public health officials in the political landscape. To read the article, please click the link here.

June 16th, 2020
Dr. Lawrence Schell's Letter to the Time's Union
Regarding COVID-19 Health Disparities

Read Dr. Schell's letter to the Times Union on COVID-19 health disparities in upstate New York here.

Black/African Americans Outside NYC Suffer Even Greater Health Disparities in the Impact of COVID-19 than NYC Black/African-Americans According to Data from the NYS Department of Health

For ease of access, the position paper is also available as a PDF here.

Albany Minority Health Task Force
Position Paper on Racial Disparities in COVID-19

Please read the Albany Minority Health Task Force Position Paper on Racial Disparities in regards to COVID-19 below. For ease of access, the position paper is also available as a PDF here.

Former Health Disparities Fellow, Dr. Kaydian Reid, recently published a special op-ed in the Hartford Courant discussing how COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted communities of color. Dr. Reid is currently an assistant professor and program director for the Master of Public Health Program at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford.

Read her article here!