Leveling the Playing Field: Promoting Sports Activities During a Pandemic

July 23, 2020 • By RADM Felicia Collins, M.D., MPH, FAAP, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, Director, Office of Minority Health and Dorothy Fink, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health, Director, Office on Women’s Health

Just five months ago, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the game as we know it for youth access to sports in schools and in communities. As the nation celebrates National Youth Sports Week this week, we applaud the grantees of the Youth Engagement in Sports (YES) Initiative, who responded with resiliency and creativity to continue supporting sports and activity for young people.