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The Chronic Stress of Being Black in the U.S. Makes People More Vulnerable to COVID-19 and Other Diseases
April Thames, Yes! Magazine (Reprinted with permission from The Conversation)
Racism is a chronic, uncontrollable, and unpredictable stress that can wreak havoc on the mind and body.

Could unemployed youth solve the health care worker crisis?
Gabriella Jóźwiak, Devex
According to the World Health Organization, 40 million new health and social care jobs must be created globally by 2030 to meet Sustainable Development Goal 3 of universal health coverage. At the same time, global youth unemployment reached 71 million in 2016, according to International Labour Organization data. Could the two problems be used to solve each other?

How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food
Andrew Jacobs & Matt Richtel, New York Times
As growth slows in wealthy countries, Western food companies are aggressively expanding in developing nations, contributing to obesity and health problems.