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UCSC study links immigration status to COVID deaths, survival rate
“This was the first study to really link immigration status and make it possible to link legal immigration status to excess death rates,” said Alicia Riley, and associate professor of sociology and core faculty member in the Global and Community Health Program.
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Enfoque California: El impacto del estatus migratorio durante una crisis de salud
Associate Professor of Sociology and Global and Community Health Alicia Riley joined Telemundo’s Enfoque California program to discuss her recent research on how immigration status affected mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New research shows how immigration status can become a death sentence during public health crisis
A study looking back on COVID-19 deaths in California found that immigrants who were potentially undocumented experienced much higher relative excess mortality during the pandemic, revealing failures in both public health and immigration policy.
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California forbids plans to unmask workers at In-N-Out — and most other workplaces
Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley, a core faculty member of UCSC's Global and Community Health Program, spoke with CalMatters about how In-N-Out's mask ban could contribute to workplace inequities in health risk.
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In Rural America, Covid Hits Black and Hispanic People Hardest
The New York Times interviewed Assistant Professor Alicia Riley, a faculty member in sociology and global and community health, about how demographic trends in Covid mortality have changed over the course of the pandemic.
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California had almost 20,000 extra pandemic deaths through last year. Here’s why they’re missing from official COVID stats
San Francisco Chronicle mentioned research by Assistant Professor of Sociology and core global and community health program faculty member Alicia Riley for an article on COVID-19 mortality trends.
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As COVID Precautions Drop, Black Americans Remain More Affected — and More Concerned
A Capital B article on how the pandemic is affecting Black Americans across the country featured research from Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley.
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COVID-19 has turned deadlier for Black Californians, who have the state’s lowest vaccination rate
Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley, who's a core faculty member in Global and Community Health, spoke with CalMatters about California's COVID-19 mortality trends in the age of vaccines.
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California Newsroom Special: Newsom's Endemic Plan
A CapRadio California Newsroom special report, broadcast by NPR Member Stations across the state, featured Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley discussing COVID-19 equity issues starting at around the 26-minute mark.
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Disturbing COVID data is a call to action, UC Santa Cruz professor says
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered trends in COVID-19 mortality among middle-aged Black Californians documented in research by Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley.
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This Study of COVID Deaths Among Ethnic Groups May Surprise You
Los Angeles Magazine covered new research on COVID-19 mortality trends by Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley, who is also a core faculty member in UCSC's Global & Community Health Program.
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Demographic shift: White Californians accounted for more COVID deaths in 2021
The Sacramento Bee covered new research on changing demographic trends in COVID-19 mortality led by Assistant Professor of Sociology and Global & Community Health Program core faculty member Alicia Riley. This story was also shared in The Seattle Times.