From County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, April 2021
It is a pivotal time in the nation as we face the COVID-19 pandemic and renewed calls for racial justice. For more than a decade, the County Health Rankings have examined the multiple factors that impact how long and how well we live and have shown there are stark differences in health and opportunity by place. COVID-19 has exacerbated these differences. While all are suffering, those who came into the pandemic with the fewest opportunities are likely to exit it with an even greater burden. This crisis has only deepened the avoidable and unfair gaps that Black, Latino, Indigenous, and some Asian-American communities faced pre-COVID-19 in jobs with fair pay, housing, education, and more.
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps provides data, evidence, guidance, and examples to elevate how the conditions where we live, learn, work, and play shape health. We are continuously examining the role we can play to support communities’ efforts to improve health and increase equity.
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