Black Immigrants Face Greater Barriers to Health Care
Penn LDI Team Finds Black Immigrants, Especially Those who are Undocumented, Face Higher Rates of Uninsurance and Lower Health Care Use
Christine Weeks
Christine Weeks is the Director of Strategic Initiatives. In this role, she supports Penn LDI outreach and engagement initiatives, research dissemination, and partnership development. She performed similar work for the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE), the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (VA CHERP), and with the Way to Health research platform founding team. Immediately prior to joining Penn LDI, she led communications and external relations for Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She holds a BA in History from Macalester College.
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