June 10, 2020
Protest Is a Profound Public Health Intervention.’ Why So Many Doctors Are Supporting Protests in the Middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic
When massive protests broke out across the country in response to the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and numerous black Americans before them, Dr. Rhea Boyd saw the demonstrations not just as a necessary risk during a pandemic. The California-based pediatrician considered them lifesaving. Rhea Boyd, pediatrician, instructor of structural inequality and health at Stanford University, and Director of Strategy and Equity with California Children’s Trust, shares her perspective as an expert contributor for this article. Read more.