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Redlining’s lingering public health legacy 

Association of Health Care Journalists

The enduring health impacts of redlining an institutionalized practice that segregated communities by race for decades until it was banned in 1968 are compounding. Journalists can investigate why many historically redlined neighborhoods still face limited access to healthcare facilities, environmental hazards, and economic challenges.

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COVID-19 in 2025: ‘A Constant Threat, but a Manageable One’

BU School of Public Health Blog

March 8, 2025 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the virus has largely receded from public conversation and daily routinesand when it does arise, its often referenced in the past tense. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.