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Fighting COVID-19 Discrimination is a Matter of Life and Death

It’s no secret by now that Black and Latino adults are far more likely to experience serious illness and death from COVID-19, with underlying health conditions cited in the media as risk factors for severe COVID-related illness. But that’s not all there is to the story. Societal factors play a critical role.

Pandemic Highlights Need to Thank Nurses Not Only During Nurses Week

The recent National Nurses Week offered a chance to celebrate nurses at a time when their actions have been nothing short of heroic and miraculous. But the crisis offers a longer-term takeaway: the need for nurses has never been clearer.

COVID-19 Exposes Housing Challenges—and Solutions

Emergency responses such as rental assistance and moratoria on evictions and foreclosures are reaching at least some people during a pandemic that has caused an historic unemployment spike. Such policies can set the stage for longer-term housing solutions as well.

With Pandemic, Low-Wage Workers Face Both Greater Economic and Health Risks

Financial stress—already a constant for low-wage workers, many of whom are older adults—has intensified for the group most at risk of pandemic-related job or income loss. And they have another stress factor: working conditions that could expose them to the virus.  

Processing Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 makes bereavement and grief more complicated. General pandemic stressors, from income loss to inaccessible social networks, may compound grief, with many typical coping mechanisms unavailable. But grieving still doesn’t need to happen alone.