With the Covid-19 epidemic, a spotlight has been placed an already huge barrier in health care: health disparities. Your race, gender, ethnicity, or even zip code could have an impact on your health outcome and even more evidence of this problem has been highlighted during this epidemic.
The pandemic is striking member of minority groups, especially African Americans, at much higher rates. Recent data has confirmed that African Americans are also being shortchanged when it comes to testing for Covid-19. The National Urban League is working to serve as testing centers in order to ensure the most vulnerable communities are also being tested. Also, public health officials report that deaths from Covid-19 occur among those with pre-existing conditions, with racial inequality considered such.
The immediate threat is corona virus and ensuring that we are able to contain the virus. After this, public health should take a closer look at health disparities and working to help populations that will still face poor health outcomes even when the epidemic is over. Our most vulnerable populations should be cared for and more should be done to allow for better health care overall.
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1 What ‘airborne coronavirus’ means, and how to protect yourself (National Geographic)
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2 $400 in weekly unemployment benefits could actually be less (USA TODAY)
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3 Children Can Get Severe COVID-19, CDC Says — Especially Black And Hispanic Children (NPR)
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4 10 Census Facts That Bust Common Myths About The 2020 U.S. Head Count (NPR)
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5 Census Bureau Will End Counting Early, Risking Inaccurate Data (NPR)
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6 How To Politely Ask Someone To Follow COVID-19 Guidelines (NPR)
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7 State Voting Requirements (U.S. Vote Foundation/The Skimm)
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8 FREE VIRTUAL EVENTS THIS WEEK: A Celebration of Life, Legacy, and Service to Black Women (BWHI)
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9 “Hygiene Theater” – cleaning the way to a false sense of security (The Atlantic)
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10 A User’s Guide To Masks: What’s Best At Protecting Others (And Yourself) (NPR)