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COVID-19, Obesity, and Structural Racism: Understanding the Past and Identifying Solutions for the Future.
Bleich, Sara N; Ard, Jamy D.
  • Bleich SN; Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: sbleich@hsph.harvard.edu.
  • Ard JD; Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Cell Metab ; 33(2): 234-241, 2021 02 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1198672
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Long-standing systemic inequalities-fueling unequal access to critical resources such as healthcare, housing, education, and employment opportunities-are largely responsible for the significant race disparities in obesity and COVID-19. Because of this legacy, public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impact communities of color, exacerbated by high rates of pre-existing chronic diseases like obesity. Learning from this history is instructive for understanding our present situation and for crafting effective solutions that promote health equity. Critical action is needed now to meaningfully address the disproportionate impact of these major public health problems on Black and Brown populations.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 / Health Policy / Obesity Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Cell Metab Journal subject: Metabolism Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 / Health Policy / Obesity Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Cell Metab Journal subject: Metabolism Year: 2021 Document Type: Article