Framing a Needed Discourse on Health Disparities and Social Inequities: Drawing Lessons from a Pandemic

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Martin-Howard, Simone; Farmbry, Kyle
• 署名单位: Long Island University; Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University Newark
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.13265
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 839-844
• 关键词: Equity; determinants; RACE

摘要

COVID-19 provides numerous opportunities for policy makers to consider matters of social equity in relation to the field of public health. Specifically, by reflecting on health disparities in relation to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on minority and historically underserved populations, we can leverage a needed discourse on health outcomes for many communities. Grounded in the social determinants of health conceptual framework, this essay explores the application of the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 to vulnerable populations and communities of color for a discussion of strategies for minimizing health disparities.