Herbert C. Duber

Herbert C. Duber, MD, MPH, is an associate professor and head of the Section of Population Health in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Washington. He holds adjunct appointments in the Departments of Health Metrics and Global Health and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Clinically, he works in the emergency department at the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Centers in Seattle, Washington. Duber’s research focuses on evaluating health systems and health programs, with a particular interest in vulnerable and underserved populations domestically and internationally.

A woman receives a checkup from her primary care physician in Chicago, Illinois, June 28, 2012.

Poverty

The United States Has a Primary Care Problem

by Azalea Thomson, Herbert C. Duber, Kirstin W. Scott, Joseph L. Dieleman

It lags far behind when it comes to providing primary health care for Black and Hispanic Americans

With the dome of the U.S. Capitol in the background, a homeless man named Damu stretches on the National Mall in Washington, U.S., May 27, 2020. The photo is striking, with a man in silhouette standing on a hill with his legs spread wide. in the background slightly to his left is the congressional building. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Poverty

Homelessness in Times of Coronavirus—A Way Forward for the United States

by Parkes Kendrick, Herbert C. Duber

COVID-19 challenges us to reform affordable housing and social services that support people experiencing homelessness