In April 2020, Gov. Whitmer assembled a taskforce to target biases and barriers that have long prevented racial minorities from receiving adequate medical care; something that was made abundantly clear during the early weeks of the pandemic. The Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities was called to identify and help reduce the disparities in COVID cases.

GUESTS:

• Dr. Phil Levy, Associate Vice President of Translational Science at Wayne State University; Director of the Center for Population Health Accountability at Wayne Health
• Dr. Renee Canady, CEO of the Michigan Public Health Institute

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