Howard University receives $1.7 million grant from CDC Foundation
Howard University received a $1.7 million grant from the CDC Foundation. Designed to reach historically marginalized and disadvantaged populations during public health crises, the endeavor has been dubbed Project REFOCUS. Project REFOCUS takes a closer look at the intersecting pandemics of racism and Covid-19 and provides information to the communities most directly impacted. The project takes a look at the stereotypes surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the historical and present-day ways structural racism influences the social determinants of health and health access among diverse communities. “During crises, fear can have a counter effect on access and adherence to