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Structural Stigma, Legal Epidemiology and COVID-19: The Ethical Imperative to Act Upstream
Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
Jun 23, 2020
Covid-19 like other outbreaks, amplifies both person-centered, explicit racism and the structural, institutionalized racism that is responsible for racial health inequalities in the US. Author and Center faculty Daniel Goldberg, JD, PhD, says, "Laws and policies should be prioritized as primary anti-stigma mechanisms." Read paper>>