COVID-19 and Disability: An Unequal Response

COVID-19 and Health Inequities Seminar Series   Bonnielin Swenor Dr. Swenor is an epidemiologist and Director of the newly established Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, which aims to address health disparities among people with all types of disabilities. This Center connects researchers and stakeholders focused on maximizing health, equity, and participation of people with disabilities. Her work is fueled by her personal experience with visual impairment, a perspective that…

Tracking the Unequal Burden of COVID-19 in the United States

COVID-19 and Health Inequities Seminar Series   Jarvis Chen Dr. Jarvis Chen is a social epidemiologist whose research focuses on social inequalities in health, and especially racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in cancer outcomes. As a methodologist, Dr. Chen's interests include the development of methods for geospatial and spatiotemporal analysis, disease mapping, handling missing data, and latent variable analysis.           The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States…

The Tale of Two Californias: “Averages Are No Consolation to Those Who Have Been Left Behind”

COVID-19 and Health Inequities Seminar Series   Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS is Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Lee Goldman, MD Endowed Professor of Medicine. She is the inaugural Vice Dean for Population Health and Health Equity in the UCSF School of Medicine. Dr. Bibbins-Domingo co-founded the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital that generates actionable…

Race, Racism, and Health Disparities in COVID-19

COVID-19 and Health Inequities Seminar Series   Tanjala Purnell Dr. Tanjala Purnell is an epidemiologist and health services researcher with over a decade of research experience related to identifying and addressing patient/family, healthcare system, and community factors influencing health and healthcare disparities for adults with cardiovascular disease risk factors, including hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes. She is an Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Epidemiology at the Johns…

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among California Farmworkers: Monterey County

COVID-19 and Health Inequities Seminar Series   Joseph Lewnard and Maximiliano Cuevas Farmworkers are an essential workforce population in the United States whose continued work during the COVID-19 pandemic has been critical to the security of the food supply. However, the living and working conditions of this population, together with profound social, legal, and economic marginalization, have created a perfect storm in the context of the pandemic. We will describe…

SARS-CoV-2 Inexpensive Rapid Testing

This event features Michael Mina and is hosted by the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics at Comenius University, Slovakia. Learn more about the department here. Enter the livestream here.    

The Coronavirus Pandemic: Surging Cases, Rapid Diagnostics, and New Vaccines

With spiking coronavirus cases, America is looking to measures such as COVID-19 vaccines and the first, FDA-approved rapid COVID-19 self-testing kit to lessen the numbers and to give hope as 2020 comes to a close. Still, steps such as mask wearing and social distancing remain important in the fight against the spread of the pandemic. Join The World’s Elana Gordon in this Facebook Live Q&A with epidemiologist Megan Murray, who…

Innovative Testing Strategies for COVID-19 Containment

Diagnostic vs antibody. At-home vs point-of-care collection. Sensitivity vs specificity. There is a lot to consider when testing for past or present coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, such as when to test, how to test, and which test to use. We rely on testing to paint an accurate picture of disease prevalence, but what if there’s a better strategy than the current approach? Join us for this live MJH Life…

Using Human Mobility Data to Inform Pandemic Response Theory and Practice

This 90-minute panel will examine the application of mobility data in monitoring the spread of the pandemic and informing containment policy, with a particular focus on privacy-preserving safeguards, methodological challenges, and translational barriers. Moderated by Caroline Buckee. Join the event here with the password 567899.     Panelists: Rafael Araos, MD, MMSc Assistant Professor, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo Greg Wellenius, ScD Professor, Dept. of Environmental Health, Boston University School…

Stop spread of COVID-19 through at-home, rapid testing

This presentation is part of the conference "What Could Congress Do About the Pandemic By Dec 18." Join the event here. Learn more about the conference here. Conference desription: The COVID-19 pandemic is causing record levels of infections and deaths. Thousands more Americans are projected to die before the current Congress leaves for the year this month. This workshop will explore actions that Congress can take in the next three…