In the past century, dramatic shifts in demographics, globalization and urbanization have
facilitated the rapid spread and transmission of infectious diseases across continents and …

Biological anthropologists are ideally suited for the study of pandemics given their strengths
in human biology, health, culture, and behavior, yet pandemics have historically not been a …

Complex environmental, economic, and social conditions in the places we live provide
strong cues to our longevity, livelihood, and well-being. Although often distinct and evolving …

Abstract Purpose of Review We review and analyze recent literature in public health, urban
planning, and disaster management to better understand the relationships between climate …

Although evidence suggests that successive climate disasters are on the rise, few studies
have documented the disproportionate impacts on communities of color. Through the unique …

Objectives To quantify the contribution variation in socioeconomic status in predicting the
distribution of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Methods Analyses used incidence data on daily …

Despite common perceptions to the contrary, pandemic diseases do not affect populations
indiscriminately. In this paper, we review literature produced by demographers, historians …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has justifiably captured the attention of people around the
world since late 2019. It has produced in many people a new perspective on or, indeed, a …

The novel coronavirus pandemic has set in high relief the entrenched health, social, racial,
political, and economic inequities within American society as the incidence of severe …

The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest global public health crisis since the 1918 influenza
outbreak. As of early June, the novel coronavirus has infected more than 6.3 million people …