Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
The population of the Blue Ridge Health District (BRHD) in Charlottesville, Virginia and the surrounding area is 14% African American. However, Black residents compose 18% of COVID-19 cases, 40% of hospitalizations, and 25% of fatalities. The Hispanic community is 5% of the BRHD population, yet accounts for 29% of cases, 17% of hospitalizations and 4.5% of fatalities. Put simply, Black and Brown residents in the Blue Ridge Health District make up a smaller share of the population yet carry a substantial share of disease burden, recovery complications, and death. Partners at Cultivate Charlottesville's Food Justice Network and The Equity Center sought to address this inequity by providing wraparound services to COVID-positive households throughout the pandemic. What resulted is a model for future public health crises and other emergency events that can support economic mobility and long-term wealth building for Black and Brown communities. You can learn more by reading The Equity Center's COVID-19 Wraparound Services Program Evaluation.
The population of the Blue Ridge Health District (BRHD) in Charlottesville, Virginia and the surrounding area is 14% African American. However, Black residents compose 18% of COVID-19 cases, 40% of hospitalizations, and 25% of fatalities. The Hispanic community is 5% of the BRHD population, yet accounts for 29% of cases, 17% of hospitalizations and 4.5% of fatalities. Put simply, Black and Brown residents in the Blue Ridge Health District make up a smaller share of the population yet carry a substantial share of disease burden, recovery complications, and death. Partners at Cultivate Charlottesville's Food Justice Network and The Equity Center sought to address this inequity by providing wraparound services to COVID-positive households throughout the pandemic. What resulted is a model for future public health crises and other emergency events that can support economic mobility and long-term wealth building for Black and Brown communities. You can learn more by reading The Equity Center's COVID-19 Wraparound Services Program Evaluation.
![Is There Life After Death? moderated by John Cleese - 2018 Tom Tom Fest [CLIP w/ Bruce Greyson]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jDH7Yn6ZqgQ/mqdefault.jpg "Is There Life After Death? moderated by John Cleese - 2018 Tom Tom Fest [CLIP w/ Bruce Greyson]
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