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For coffee drinkers, a common scenario might involve drinking an extra cup only to end up with a racing heart and a subtle reminder to themselves to cut down the caffeine. But for those who have a different thinking pattern, one that includes heart-focused anxiety, the racing heart might conclude with the fear of a heart attack and a trip to the emergency room.
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Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths are even more extreme in rural areas, according to a new study conducted by Oregon State University, Texas State University and the University of North Texas.
Along with the results showing racial and ethnic minorities in rural area are at a higher risk for COVID-19 deaths, researchers put forth several steps they say health care providers need to follow to address the issues. The full study was published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities and can be viewed at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33638102/.
âTo address the disparities, researchers say the health care response to COVID-19, including the vaccine rollout, needs to allocate additional resources to rural areas that have been hardest hit, especially those where minority populations are concentrated,â according to a Thursday news release from OSU announcing the study results.
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Rural-urban divide compounds racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths, study finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. – While Black, Hispanic, Latino, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Islander people are more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people nationwide, a recent study from Oregon State University found the risk was even greater for racial and ethnic minority groups living in rural areas compared with urban areas.
To address the disparities, researchers say the health care response to COVID-19, including the vaccine rollout, needs to allocate additional resources to rural areas that have been hardest hit, especially those where minority populations are concentrated.
Earlier studies throughout the U.S. have shown that social determinants of health like poverty, access to reliable health care, chronic health conditions and type of occupation contribute to increased risk of COVID-19 infection and fatality for racial and ethnic minorities.