Interview: Dr. Muntu Davis

Dr. Muntu Davis, MD, MPH is the Health Officer with the Los Angeles Department of Public Health. Our conversation covered a range of topics including the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, approaches the department and others are taking to reduce inequities related to COVID-19, and why police brutality and racism is a public health issue. Links: Strategies for Addressing COVID-19 Disparities in Health Outcomes Among Highly Impacted Populations: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/docs/RacialEthnicSocioeconomicDataCOVID19.pdf Additional COVID-19 resources: https://covid19.lacounty.gov Follow our department on social media @lapublichealth