1.
Am J Public Health
; 110(9): 1350-1351, 2020 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-713034
Subject(s)
Betacoronavirus , Black or African American , Coronavirus Infections , Health Status Disparities , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Vulnerable Populations , COVID-19 , Financial Support , Housing , Humans , Politics , Prisoners , SARS-CoV-2 , United States
2.
Health Equity
; 4(1): 139-141, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-196094
ABSTRACT
African Americans are overrepresented among reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths. There are a multitude of factors that may explain the African American disparity in COVID-19 outcomes, including higher rates of comorbidities. While individual-level factors predictably contribute to disparate COVID-19 outcomes, systematic and structural factors have not yet been reported. It stands to reason that implicit biases may fuel the racial disparity in COVID-19 outcomes. To address this racial disparity, we must apply a health equity lens and disaggregate data explicitly for African Americans, as well as other populations at risk for biased treatment in the health-care system.