Communities of Color Hit Hard by COVID-19 on Long Island

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 30, 2020

Martine Hackett, associate professor in the department of health professions and director of public health programs at Hofstra University, shares how Black communities in Nassau County have been hit disproportionately hard by COVID-19, and what public officials should be doing to try to improve health outcomes.

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