Coronavirus Exposes Public Health Inequities in Indigenous Communities 2020-04-02

The Takeaway

Coronavirus Exposes Public Health Inequities in Indigenous Communities

In American Indian communities, the coronavirus outbreak has exposed a number of longstanding public health inequities.

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