This one and half-hour online session will focus on how the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on communities of color. The pandemic both highlighted enduring racial and ethnic health disparities and exacerbated already existing disparities, resulting in negative impacts on the Hispanic and Latinx communities. While the Hispanic and Latinx community is strong and resilient, information regarding the negative impacts of the pandemic on this community is needed to inform recommendations for recovery.

Part 2 of this webinar series will focus on recommendations for recovery, particularly related to mental and behavioral health, which may help inform local, regional, state, and national efforts to promote equity, healing, and recovery.