Local Government Approaches to Combating COVID-19 Inequities: A Durham County Department of Public Health Perspective
When a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) made major headlines in 2020, it further exposed an existing public health crisis related to inequities within our communities and health care delivery system. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, populations of color had higher infection and mortality rates, and even experienced greater disease severity compared to whites. Populations of color often bear the brunt of COVID-19 and other health inequities, due to the multifaceted relationship between systemic racism and the social determinants of health. As this relationship continues to perpetuate health inequities, the local health department is an agency that has the jurisdiction and responsibility to prevent disease and protect the health of the communities they serve. When equity is integrated into a health department’s operational infrastructure as a disease prevention strategy, it can elevate the agency’s response to public health emergencies. Collecting, reporting, and tracking demographic data that is necessary to identify inequities becomes a priority to facilitate a more robust public health response. The purpose of this paper is to present strategies of how a local health department operationalized equity in various stages of COVID-19 response and apply these methods to future public health emergencies to better serve vulnerable communities..
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2021 |
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2021 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18 |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - 18(2021), 6544, p 6544 |
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Englisch |
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| Beteiligte Personen: |
Kristen Burwell-Naney [VerfasserIn] |
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doi.org [kostenfrei] |
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COVID-19 |
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10.3390/ijerph18126544 |
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