Social Equity and COVID-19: The Case of African Americans

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Wright, James E., II; Merritt, Cullen C.
• 署名单位: State University System of Florida; Florida State University; Purdue University System; Purdue University; Purdue University in Indianapolis
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.13251
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 820-826
• 关键词: neighborhood racial composition; health-care; residential segregation; UNITED-STATES; representative bureaucracy; ethnic disparities; medical-care; RACE; nonprofits; GOVERNMENT

摘要

Emerging statistics demonstrate that COVID-19 disproportionately affects African Americans. The effects of COVID-19 for this population are inextricably linked to areas of systemic oppression and disenfranchisement, which are exacerbated by COVID-19: (1) health care inequality; (2) segregation, overall health, and food insecurity; (3) underrepresentation in government and the medical profession; and (4) inequalities in participatory democracy and public engagement. Following a discussion of these issues, this essay shares early and preliminary lessons and strategies on how public administration scholars and practitioners can lead in crafting equitable responses to this global pandemic to uplift the African American community.