![]() ![]() The distribution of COVID-19 starkly illustrated how health is not distributed randomly, but rather follows predictable patterns that reflect inequities in living and working conditions across generations. ![]() ![]() The last year and a half has made more visible than ever the multiple ways in which the social and economic systems that we live in affect our health and create and sustain profound inequities in health across races, social classes, and neighborhoods. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, the Dana and David Dornsife dean and Distinguished University Professor of Epidemiology at the Dornsife School of Public Health and director of the Drexel Urban Health Collaborative. The following essay was originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer in collaboration with Drexel University’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation as part of Rebuilding Philly, a series of commentary articles written by Drexel faculty and professional staff related to the COVID-19 pandemic and racial and economic equity gaps in Philadelphia. Cars lined up at the drive-through testing site in South Philadelphia outside Citizens Bank Park in March 2020. ![]()
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