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SOCIAL IMPACT

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 COVID-19 is amplifying economic, health, and social inequalities around the world. We bring attention to these inequalities and the ways to possibly mitigate the social impact equitably.

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Mourning While Social Distancing

Mourning the passing of loved ones while social distancing proves to be an immense challenge when much of mourning often involves...

Mass Surveillance in the Time of Coronavirus

The quest to confront the pandemic and flatten the curve lends itself to technology companies amping up surveillance tactics labeled...

Women as Essential Workers

About 52% of individuals deemed "essential workers" are women, with fields such as social work and healthcare heavily dominated by women....

Cash Economies and Digital Markets

The rise of digital payments and markets in context of coronavirus-related isolation leads some to wonder whether physical cash is...

Johns Hopkins Produces Map By Race

Johns Hopkins has released a Racial Data Transparency Map containing data on cases, testing and deaths in regards to racial groups across...

Social Networks and Xenophobia

Asian-Americans have been the target of xenophobic attacks on social media networks. Platforms such as Tik Tok, Facebook, and Twitter...

Home Birth vs. Hospital Births

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, several expecting mothers have expressed that they would prefer to have a home birth rather than...

Prioritizing Mental Health

Millennials are at more risk of mental health diagnoses, such as major depression. Tess Brigham, a therapist with extensive experience...

Child Abuse During COVID-19

The last month at Cook Children's Medical Center in Forth Worth, Texas, found itself populated by several notable and shocking instances...

COVID-19 global food industry

The global food industry has been hit hard by the economic impacts of COVID-19. Oversupply of milk, for example, has proven to be a...

COVID-19 and Retirement

For many nearing the age of retirement, retirement prospects are up in the air - in a post-coronavirus economy, retiring earlier or later...

Coronavirus and Dating

In the midst of new forms of socialization imposed by COVID-19, some wonder how these changes influence dating life and social...

Prenatal Visits in the Time of COVID-19

What do pregnancy and prenatal care look like during the COVID-19 pandemic? A story published on Time presents a unique narrative from...

Coronavirus and Depression

For individuals already living with mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety disorders, the COVID-19 pandemic presents an...

Mental health and unemployment

A sharp rise in unemployment in the U.S. could be setting the stage for a serious mental health crisis. As of April 3, 2020, The Guardian...

Clinics for the Poor face challenges

Sadly, many clinics intended for the economically disadvantaged are experiencing major challenges and difficulties as it relates to...

Impact of coronavirus on child care

The COVID-19 crisis has led to many child care centers closing, possibly, indefinitely. Large costs associated with child care centers...

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Thank you for your interest in the social impact of COVID-19. For more information, including making contributions, feel free to get in touch and we will get back to you soon!

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This site was created by Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, a social epidemiologist at the Brown University School of Public Health. It brings together colleagues from sociology - Antwan Jones (George Washington University), health geography - Imelda Moise (University of Miami) and education - Sarai Coba-Rodriguez (University of Illinois-Chicago) to examine the social impact of COVID-19.

Madeline Noh, a Brown University undergraduate double majoring in public health and anthropology, is the site manager.

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Health inequalities and the social determinants of health are not a footnote to the determinants of health. They are the main issue.

Sir Michael Marmot

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